About the acoustic structure and the phonological status of diphthongs in German island dialectics (on the example of the settlements of Sozimsky and Chernigovsky in the Kirov region)

The purpose of this article is to present the results of the phonemic status of diphthongs of the German island dialects spoken in the Kirov region. The problem of determining the system of vowel phonemes (diphthongs) of the above-mentioned region has been solved in line with Shcherba’s phonetics, which recognizes the connection between the sound and semantic sides of the language. In the course of the study, we came to the following conclusion: the diphthongs studied in the article are monophonemic. This manifests itself in specific acoustic characteristics, duration, monosyllabi-city, and the absence of strong aspiration on the second component. This study contributes to the German island dialectology, enriching the theory and typology of island dialects, which preserve archaic features. The results of the study may be of interest to scholars involved in the study of German island dialects.