The term “Meidlinger L” is a well-known feature of laterals in a regional Viennese dialect, specifically spoken in a working-class district named “Meidling.” While Meidlinger L has been discussed frequently in media, there are hardly any scientific studies that aim at defining this term. We conducted a large-scale perception study (N>4000) among the Viennese population to assess which acoustic characteristics is considered the most typical to be associated with a Meidlinger L.

Project collaborators: Eva Reinisch (PI), Jan Luttenberger at the Acoustics Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences

Public results can be found here (German)