@inproceedings{6a5b792bb5864b54a701c67d6d139d1f,
title = "Why the SQUARE vowel is the most variable in Sydney",
abstract = "Vowel variability is often explained in terms of linguistic and social factors. We have observed another factor that predicts vowel variability. Within four different corpora of Australian English vowels, we find a consistent relationship between the mean and standard deviation of formant values. For both F1 and F2, increases in mean formant values go hand in hand with increased variability. Given this observation, we propose that inferences about vowel variability take the mean formant values into account. Doing so changes conclusions about which vowels are most variable, undergoing change, or likely to reflect meaningful social variation.",
keywords = "English language, Australia, phonetics, acoustic, vowels",
author = "Nhung Nguyen and Shaw, {Jason A.}",
year = "2014",
language = "English",
publisher = "Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology",
pages = "37--40",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 15th Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology (SST2014), 2-5 December 2014, Rydges Latimer Hotel, Christchurch, New Zealand",
note = "Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology ; Conference date: 02-12-2014",
}