Spatial and Temporal Properties of Gestures in North American English /r/.
| Number | 1581 |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Drawer | 27 |
| Entry Date | 04/08/2010 |
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| Publication | Language and Speech, v. 53(1), pp. 49-69. |
| url | http://www.haskins.yale.edu/Reprints/HL1581.pdf |
| Abstract | Systematic syllable-based variation has been observed in the relative spatial and temporal properties of supralaryngeal gestures in a number of complex segments. Generally, more anterior gestures tend to appear at syllable peripheries while less anterior gestures occur closer to syllable peaks. Because previous studies compared only two gestures, it is not clear how to characterize the gestures, nor whether timing offsets are categorical or gradient. North American English /r/ is an unusually complex segment, having three supralaryngeal constrictions, but technological limitations have hindered simultaneous study of all three. A novel combination of M-mode ultrasound and optical tracking was used to measure gestural relations in productions of /r/ by nine speakers of Canadian English. |
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