Vowels in regional variants of Danish

This paper presents the results of an acoustic investigation of the vowel sounds in three regio-nal variants of Danish in spontaneous speech. The material for elicitation represents a con-ceptual fusion of word lists and interviews. A total of 18 subjects from three regions have been analysed. The expected regional differen-ces have not been found. We find, however, clear indications that a general restructuring of the high and mid front unrounded vowels may be under way, relative to the older Copenhagen norm, and that different vowel quality is a fact for non high short versus long vowels, at least for some speakers