Linguistic Constraints on Postvocalic /s/ Followed by [t] or [ʧ] in the Speech of Caravelas – Bahia

• Autor(a) principal: Lima, Jares Gomes
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Scherre, Maria Marta Pereira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista da ANPOLL (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistadaanpoll.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/1126
• topic: Linguistic variation; Palatalization; Speech of Caravelas-Bahia; Brazilian Portuguese; Variação linguística; Palatalização; Fala Caravelense; Português Brasileiro

In this study we present generalizations about internal effects on alveopalatal [ʃ] or alveolar [s] postvocalic realization followed by [t] or [ʧ] in the speech of 25 speakers of Caravelas, Bahia, stratified by gender, age and schooling. The analysis was carried out according the Theory of Variation and Linguistic Change (LABOV, 2008; WEINREICH, LABOV & HERZOG, 2006). For the statistical treatment of 1.189 variable data, we used GoldVarb X (SANKOFF, TAGLIAMONTE & SMITH, 2005). Position of the /S/ in the word is the first statistically significant variable: medial position favors alveopalatal variant. The second one is the preceding vowel context, in which alveopalatal variant is favored by the features [+posterior] and [+high]: vowel [u] presents the strongest effect, parallel to the effect of the previous high vowel [i]. Therefore, more back and higher is the tongue in the preceding vowel, greater is the chance of the presence of the alveopalatal variant. Following consonantal is the third statistically significant variable, in which the alveopalatal variant is favored by the alveopalatal affricate [ʧ] and inhibited by the alveolar stop [t]. Thus, properties of preceding and following segments evidence progressive and regressive assimilation, respectively, characterizing a regular linguistic phenomenon.