Syllable Structure Spatially Distributed: Patterns of Monosyllables in German Dialects

This study presents a micro-typological description of German dialects, focusing on the structure 13,492 tokens monosyllables, across 182 locations within Germany. Based data from Phonetischer Atlas der Bundesrepublik Deutschland , systematic geographical differences in both segmental and prosodic organization syllables are explored. The analysis reveals North–South contrast syllable structure. While North tends toward more simple CVC syllables, South clustering obstruents. An sonority dispersion that southern German, final demisyllables tend to follow closely scale. Markov chain models, transition probabilities between segments monosyllables dialects.*