title: A comparative analysis of Media Lengua and Quichua vowel production.
abstract: This study presents a comparative analysis of F1 and F2 vowel frequencies from Pijal Media Lengua (PML) and Imbabura Quichua. Mixed-effects models are used to test Spanish-derived high and low vowels against their Quichua-derived counterparts for statistical significance. Spanish-derived and Quichua-derived high vowels are also tested against Spanish-derived mid vowels. This analysis suggests that PML may be manipulating as many as eight vowels where Spanishderived high and low vowels coexist as near-mergers with their Quichua-derived counterparts, while high and mid vowels coexist with partial overlap. Quichua, traditionally viewed as a three-vowel system, shows similar results and may be manipulating as many as six vowels.
authors.affiliation: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., Canada.
authors.forename: Jesse
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D010700:Phonetics; D013030:Spain; D013061:Speech Acoustics; D013067:Speech Perception; D013068:Speech Production Measurement