Essays about: "diphthongs"

Found 3 essays containing the word diphthongs.

  1. 1. The Portrayal of the Irish English Accent in Critical Role : From Mollymauk to Lucien, from Taliesin Jaffe to Matthew Mercer

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Jacob Pettersson; [2021]
    Keywords : Irish English; phonetics; acting; Critical Role; accents;

    Abstract : The study aims to investigate the differences between Taliesin Jaffe and Matthew Mercer’s portrayals of a standard Irish English accent in Critical Role in their respective performances of the character Mollymauk/Lucien. Using previous studies on Irish English pronunciation, the presence of each established feature was investigated to find how authentically the actors succeed to produce the accent. READ MORE

  3. 2. Loanword compound truncation in Japanese: A study on Japanese learners’ understanding of loanword abbreviations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Axel Bergman Engman; [2018]
    Keywords : Truncation; long vowel; light syllabic truncation; geminate; moraic nasal; English diphthong; light syllable; heavy syllable; contiguity; prosodic word; mora; gairaigo; loanword; constraint; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : In this study, the comprehension of English loanword truncations in Japanese will be investigated. Both Japanese native speakers and learners of Japanese will display their ability to truncate different kinds of gairaigo compound loanwords. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Estonian Swedish diphthongs /ai au oi ui/: Acoustic characteristics and cross-dialectal variation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Otto Ewald; [2016]
    Keywords : Estonian Swedish; diphthongs; cross-dialectal variation; acoustic analysis; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This study investigates the acoustic characteristics and cross-dialectal variation of the diphthongs /ai au oi ui/ in the Nuckö, Ormsö, and Rickul varieties of Estonian Swedish, which have previously only been described impressionistically (Lagman, 1979; Danell, 1905-34). Eight acoustic measures, reflecting the F1 and F2 frequency values at the first (InF1 and InF2) and second (FinF1 and FinF2) vowel targets, total diphthong duration, amount of spectral change (TL), and spectral rate of change (TLroc and VSLroc), were employed to analyze differences between diphthong categories within each dialect as well as differences in the realization of each diphthong category across dialects. READ MORE