VOWELS IN STANDARD AUSTRIAN GERMAN - Acoustics ...

Sylvia Moosmüller
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to express my gratitude to the people and institutions that made this work
possible:
The Acoustics Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Institute
of Linguistics at the University of Vienna, who provided me with the necessary
resources to conduct my analyses.
Wolfgang U. Dressler accompanied, guided, and influenced my academic career for
many years. With his detailed and meticulous comments he sharply pointed out
argumentative weaknesses and inconsistencies and did not spare the effort to re-read
any revision of my work.
Werner A. Deutsch was open for discussions at any time I needed to clarify critical
points. He always watched attentively that I looked at theories and concepts from
different angles.
The influence of Ruth Wodak, though less obvious perhaps, should, however, by no
means be underestimated, since the sociolinguistic aspect of language is a cornerstone
of this work.
All my colleagues at the Acoustics Research Institute, especially Timo Becker who,
with his marvellous accuracy, had a highly critical eye on both content and form, and
Jonathan White, who, known for his patience, transported my English into a readable
and understandable form. Special thanks go also to the STx Software Group, Anton
Noll, Jonathan White, and Christian Gottschall who were always ready to help me with
whatever problem I had to deal with.