Vowel merger production is quantified with gradient acoustic measures, while phonemic
perception methods are often coarser, complicating comparisons within mergers in …

This study describes prevelar merger, the raising of low-front/æ, ɛ/and lowering of mid-
front/e/before the voiced velar/ɡ/, in Seattle, Washington. In the most advanced part of this …

Looking at linguistic research on American English dialects there is no ignoring that the
West is an under-researched region. In an effort to compensate for the lack of research, this …