VOT I DŹWIĘCZNOŚĆ SPÓŁGŁOSEK ZWARTYCH W DĄBRÓWCE WIELKOPOLSKIEJ
VOT and the voicing of stops in the dialect of Dąbrówka Wielkopolska

Summary/Abstract: The paper is devoted to the voicing of stops in the dialect of Dąbrówka Wielkopolska, the most western traditional Polish dialect. The description is based on values of voice onset time (VOT) measurements of over 400 phones from three informants. The results show a strong aspiration of voiceless stops in all positions (before stressed and unstressed vowels) in the speech of all three informants. The only exception is the position after /s/, where there is no aspiration. Aspiration is generally stronger in a controlled speech style but it is present in all styles, including spontaneous and neutral utterances. The voiced stops show both a full and partial voicing (long negative and short negative VOT). The difference between the pronunciation of the standard and colloquial Polish on the one hand and the dialect on the other hand is most probably a result of the infl uence of German. However, it can be also interpreted as an archaic feature.

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