Divergent Paths of Vowel Adaptation: English /ɪ/ in Russian and Ukrainian loanwords
This paper investigates the divergent adaptation of the English vowel phoneme /ɪ/ in Russian and Ukrainian loanwords, revealing notable differences despite the close linguistic relationship between the two languages. In Russian, /ɪ/ is predominantly adapted as /i/, with minimal occurrences of [ɨ] on allophonic level, w...