Phonetics and phonology of Swedish dialects around the year 2000 : a research plan

Phonetic and phonological data on today’s Swedish dialects are scarce. The aim of this project is to record and analyze comparable speech samples from about 90 dialect areas. A central theoretical goal is to establish phonetic and phonological typologies on the basis of segmental and prosodic characteristics of the Swedish dialects. A practical goal is the creation of a digital database for use in research and e ucation. The project, which is scheduled to run during the period 1998-2003, is a collaborative effort between the phonetics departments in Lund, Stockholm and Umeå.