Viennese monophthonging
The term Viennese monophthonging is a technical term from linguistics , namely from dialectology , and describes a phonetic law of the Viennese dialect. The phenomenon that in the phonetic development of Viennese dialects ( diphthongs ) were adjusted to a single sound ( monophthongized ) distinguishes Viennese from the surrounding dialects of Lower Austria and is one of its most striking features.
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The monophthongization of the diphthongs / aɛ / and / ɑɔ / was first described by Luick (1904) and Gartner (1900). It was observed in the linguistic usage of the lower social classes, Luick speaks of the "most pronounced Viennese" (1904, 37), Gartner observes this phenomenon in the younger generation of the lower social classes (1900, 43). The new monophthongs resulting from the monophthongization receive a replacement stretch, z. For example: / vaɛt / → [væːt] "far" and / hɑɔs / → [hɒːs] "house".
literature
- Maria Hornung, Franz Roitinger, The Austrian Dialects, Vienna 2000.
Individual evidence
- ^ Sylvia Moosmüller : The front vowels of the Viennese dialect. (PDF) November 2, 2009, accessed July 8, 2015 .