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Underwood, Gary N. – 1971
This paper summarizes a number of generalizations concerning the vowels used in a dialect of English spoken in northwest Arkansas. The generalizations are in the form of ordered rules in line with theories of generative grammar. The concept of an underlying system of diaphonemes is used, similar to that of Rudolph Troike. The primary focus is on…
Descriptors: Consonants, Deep Structure, Dialects, Environmental Influences