Typology of Tone Loss in Haloze, Slovenia: An Acoustic and Autosegmental Analysis

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  • Grant H. Lundberg Brigham Young University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/SLS.3.1.09

Keywords:

Dialectology, Slovene language, Slovenian language, Haloze, Phonetics, autosegmental phonology, Word prosody, Accentology

Abstract

The paper presents and acoustical analysis of pitch contour on accented syllables in Haloze microsialects and a comparative examination of other instrumental sutdis of pitch in selected South Slavic dialects. Based on these analyses, an atttempt is made to place Haloze within a typology of tone loss which functions on autosebmental principles and is morivated by language contact.

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2025-02-05

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Lundberg, G. H. (2025). Typology of Tone Loss in Haloze, Slovenia: An Acoustic and Autosegmental Analysis. Slovenski Jezik / Slovene Linguistic Studies, 3, 169–189. https://doi.org/10.3986/SLS.3.1.09

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