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Armand Aubé
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Anything linguistics
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FR/EN/ES/NL and some euskera
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i pronounce "writer" and "rider" with two different diphthongs ([ʌɪ] vs [aɪ]) and my brain is exploding as i learn that this is a canadian thing and americans... pronounce them the same way? i am a victim of canadian raising i fear
December 5, 2024 at 5:05 PM
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acwiek.bsky.social
I'm excited to share our new study on cross-modal iconicity from our special issue in JASA! We show [r] is rough and [l] is smooth even in languages that conflate them within one phoneme. The effect is even stronger than the bouba/kiki effect!
The alveolar trill is perceived as jagged/rough by speakers of different languages
Typological research shows that across languages, trilled [r] sounds are more common in adjectives describing rough as opposed to smooth surfaces. In this study
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November 20, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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linguistique.bsky.social
Appel à communications : Congrès de l’ACL 2025. L’Association canadienne de linguistique tiendra son 72e congrès à l’Université McGill, à Montréal, du mardi 3 juin au jeudi 5 juin 2025.

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Appel à communications : Congrès de l’ACL 2025 | Call for papers: 2025 CLA conference
L’Association canadienne de linguistique tiendra son 72<sup>e</sup> congrès à l’Université McGill, à Montréal, du mardi 3 juin au jeudi 5 juin 2025. | The Canadian Linguistic Association will hold its...
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November 22, 2024 at 10:29 PM