Vocalic Alternations in Istanbul Judeo-Spanish: A Pilot Study on Semi-Spontaneous Speech Data

Christoph Gabriel; Jonas Grünke; Aldina Quintana

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Chapter 10 Vocalic Alternations in Istanbul Judeo-Spanish

A Pilot Study on Semi-Spontaneous Speech Data

In: New Perspectives on Judeo-Spanish and the Linguistic History of the Sephardic Jews

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Christoph Gabriel

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Pages:: 256–281

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004685062_012

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The vowel system of Bulgarian Judeo-Spanish shows strong influence from the local language in exhibiting raising of unstressed /o/ and /a/ to [u] and [ə], respectively. In Eastern varieties, this process also affects unstressed /e/, yielding [i]. The present contribution aims to answer the question as to whether comparable vocalic alternations also occur in the variety spoken Istanbul (Turkey). To that end, all instances of unstressed vowels were extracted from a small corpus of spontaneous speech, and their phonetic realizations were compared to the corresponding stressed vowels (by means of F1 and F2 measurements). Preliminary results show that alternations of unstressed vowels occur in Turkish Judeo-Spanish as well but cannot be explained by referring to regular raising patterns; they are rather triggered by transfer of vowel harmony from Turkish.

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New Perspectives on Judeo-Spanish and the Linguistic History of the Sephardic Jews

Series: Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture, Volume: 41

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004685062

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 02 May 2024

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- Jewish Studies
  - Literature & Linguistics
- Languages and Linguistics
  - Historical and Comparative Linguistics & Linguistic Typology

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Part 1 Languages and Language Usage of the Jews in Medieval Iberia

Part 2 The Emergence of a New Language—Variation, Koineization, and Language Contact

Part 3 Linguistic Features and Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Present-day Judeo-Spanish

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