Nederlandse Taalkunde - Volume 17, Issue 2, 2012

The dialect of the city of Amsterdam is characterised by palatalisation (fronting) of short [α] and [o], especially before n, s, st and t. The consonants themselves are also palatalised and it may be that they trigger the palatalisation of the vowels. The palatalisation can also be heard well beyond the city borders. The precise input and conditions, the stylistic and regional aspects and the dimension of age were investigated by mea Read More