Place And Manner Contrasts In Komi-Permyak Obstruents: An Acoustic Study
| Number | 1300 |
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| Year | 2003 |
| Drawer | 24 |
| Entry Date | 12/19/2007 |
| Authors | Kochetov, A. & Lobanova, A. |
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| Publication | Proceedings of the 15th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences. Barcelona, Spain. August 3-9, 2003. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, pp. 2721-2724. |
| url | http://www.haskins.yale.edu/Reprints/HL1300.pdf |
| Abstract | In this study we examine the acoustic properties of a relatively complex set of obstruents found in Komi-Permyak: voiceless and voiced denti-alveolar stops and fricatives, apical and laminal post-alveolar affricates and fricatives, and palatal stops. The results show that these consonants are will differentiated by a range of acoustic properties - both durational and spectral - as a combined effect of their differences in place and manner of articulation. The study provides an acoustic record of this endangered Finno-Ugric language. It also presents an example of how a language can exploit non-linear articulatory/acoustic relations to maintain a marked set of phonological contrasts. |
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