Liquid Polarisation in Australian English
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Carter & Local [3] report acoustic data showing that in two varieties of British English, the liquids /l/ and /r/ are polarised in terms of ‘darkness’ along the F2 dimension; Leeds English has dark onset /l/ (low F2) and a light onset /r/ (high F2), and Newcastle English has the opposite pattern. Here we report data on liquid polarisation for Australian English, a variety reported to show a very dark (perhaps pharyngealised) /l/ [15]. The results show that Australian English has a neutral /l/ compared with Leeds and Newcastle English, and a very dark /r/. Polarisation does exist, with Australian English showing more extreme differences in /l/-/r/ F2 than Leeds English, but less extreme than Newcastle English. Differences in F2 in /r/ are hypothesised to be due to the rise of a ‘labiodental’ /r/ in British English.
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