1. Where are the moun[ʔə]ns in Utah?
What do people mean when they say Utahns “drop their Ts” in mountain and kitten?
Actual deletion of /t/ [khɪn̩̩]
Glottalization of /t/ [khɪɁn̩̩]
Oral release after /ʔ/ [khɪɁən]
What social variables are associated with it
1 What do people mean when they say Utahns “drop their Ts” in mountain and kitten?
Actual deletion of /t/ [khɪn̩̩]
Glottalization of /t/ [khɪɁn̩̩]
Oral release after /ʔ/ [khɪɁən]
2 What social variables are associated with it?
1 What do people mean when they say Utahns “drop their Ts” in mountain and kitten?
Actual deletion of /t/ [khɪn̩̩]
Glottalization of /t/ [khɪɁn̩̩]
Oral release after /ʔ/ [khɪɁən]
2 What social variables are associated with it?

2. Where are the moun[ʔə]ns in Utah?
Participants:
56 speakers from western US who had lived in Utah for varying amounts of time.
1 What do people mean when they say Utahns “drop their Ts” in mountain and kitten?
Actual deletion of /t/ [khɪn̩̩]
Glottalization of /t/ [khɪɁn̩̩]
Oral release after /ʔ/ [khɪɁən]
2 What social variables are associated with it?
1 What do people mean when they say Utahns “drop their Ts” in mountain and kitten?
Actual deletion of /t/ [khɪn̩̩]
Glottalization of /t/ [khɪɁn̩̩]
Oral release after /ʔ/ [khɪɁən]
2 What social variables are associated with it?
12-19
20-29
30-49
50+
Male 13 7 5 6
Female 9
12-19
20-29
30-49
50+
Male 13 7 5 6
Female 9

3. Where are the moun[ʔə]ns in Utah?
Participants read a letter containing 24 test words:
Dear Mom,
I know it’s been a while since I’ve WRITTEN. In the last letter I told you about the KITTEN I found that looked like it hadn’t EATEN for a month. Well, it’s living in my apartment now. He was in pretty bad shape, and looks like he’d been BEATEN and was pretty FRIGHTENED of people at first. I’ve named him KEATON and my goal is to FATTEN him up a bit and show him people aren’t so bad
1 What do people mean when they say Utahns “drop their Ts” in mountain and kitten?
Actual deletion of /t/ [khɪn̩̩]
Glottalization of /t/ [khɪɁn̩̩]
Oral release after /ʔ/ [khɪɁən]
2 What social variables are associated with it?
1 What do people mean when they say Utahns “drop their Ts” in mountain and kitten?
Actual deletion of /t/ [khɪn̩̩]
Glottalization of /t/ [khɪɁn̩̩]
Oral release after /ʔ/ [khɪɁən]
2 What social variables are associated with it?
12-19
20-29
30-49
50+
Male 13 7 5 6
Female 9
12-19
20-29
30-49
50+
Male 13 7 5 6
Female 9

4. /t/ in ‘beaten’ deleted

5. /t/ in ‘frighten’ glottalized with nasal release

6. /t/ in ‘fountain’ glottalized with oral release

7. Social variables that influence oral release