The Anticlockwise Checked Vowel Chain Shift in modern RP in the twentieth century: Incrementations and diagonal shifts

Anne H. Fabricius

The Anticlockwise Checked Vowel Chain Shift in modern RP in the twentieth century: Incrementations and diagonal shifts

Department of Communication and Arts

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Abstract

This paper presents evidence for a chain shift in the checked vowel sub-system of modern RP over one hundred years, based on LMER analysis of over 10000 vowels from 108 speakers with birthdates from 1883 to 1990. The data confirms previously identified gender-differentiated change in F1 and F2 of TRAP, as well as date-of-birth driven incremental change in F1 of KIT, F1 of STRUT, F2 of FOOT, and, for DRESS, an (F2-(2xF1)) diagonal shift by date of birth that follows TRAP’s path. We also present evidence for an active female-driven change in the LOT vowel, an (F2-(2xF1)) diagonal shift towards the close central area of the vowel space. The paper demonstrates differing statistical patterns in these shifts over time, and suggests a possible origin in changes to TRAP early in the 20th century. All data and additional figures for this study are available via OSF.io. on application to the author.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Melbourne, Australia 2019
Editors	Sasha Calhoun, Paola Escudero, Marija Tabain, Paul Warren
Number of pages	5
Place of Publication	Canberra
Publisher	Australiasian Speech Science and Technology Association, Inc.
Publication date	2019
Pages	592-596
ISBN (Electronic)	978-0-646-80069-1
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	International Congress of Phonetic Sciences ICPhS 2019 - Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia Duration: 5 Aug 2019 → 9 Aug 2019 https://www.icphs2019.org/

Conference

Conference	International Congress of Phonetic Sciences ICPhS 2019
Location	Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Melbourne
Period	05/08/2019 → 09/08/2019
Internet address	https://www.icphs2019.org/

Series	Proceedings of the International Congress of Phonetic Sciences
ISSN	0074-414X

Keywords

modern RP
incrementation
peripherality
checked vowels
chain shift

Cite this

Fabricius, A. H. (2019). The Anticlockwise Checked Vowel Chain Shift in modern RP in the twentieth century: Incrementations and diagonal shifts. In S. Calhoun, P. Escudero, M. Tabain, & P. Warren (Eds.), Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Melbourne, Australia 2019 (pp. 592-596). Australiasian Speech Science and Technology Association, Inc.

Fabricius, Anne H. / The Anticlockwise Checked Vowel Chain Shift in modern RP in the twentieth century : Incrementations and diagonal shifts. Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Melbourne, Australia 2019. editor / Sasha Calhoun ; Paola Escudero ; Marija Tabain ; Paul Warren. Canberra : Australiasian Speech Science and Technology Association, Inc. , 2019. pp. 592-596 (Proceedings of the International Congress of Phonetic Sciences).

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Fabricius, AH 2019, The Anticlockwise Checked Vowel Chain Shift in modern RP in the twentieth century: Incrementations and diagonal shifts. in S Calhoun, P Escudero, M Tabain & P Warren (eds), Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Melbourne, Australia 2019. Australiasian Speech Science and Technology Association, Inc. , Canberra, Proceedings of the International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, pp. 592-596, International Congress of Phonetic Sciences ICPhS 2019
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The Anticlockwise Checked Vowel Chain Shift in modern RP in the twentieth century: Incrementations and diagonal shifts. / Fabricius, Anne H.
Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Melbourne, Australia 2019. ed. / Sasha Calhoun; Paola Escudero; Marija Tabain; Paul Warren. Canberra: Australiasian Speech Science and Technology Association, Inc. , 2019. p. 592-596 (Proceedings of the International Congress of Phonetic Sciences).

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Fabricius AH. The Anticlockwise Checked Vowel Chain Shift in modern RP in the twentieth century: Incrementations and diagonal shifts. In Calhoun S, Escudero P, Tabain M, Warren P, editors, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Melbourne, Australia 2019. Canberra: Australiasian Speech Science and Technology Association, Inc. . 2019. p. 592-596. (Proceedings of the International Congress of Phonetic Sciences).