Electromyographic study of the velum during speech.
| Number | 165 |
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| Year | 1974 |
| Drawer | 3 |
| Entry Date | 06/11/1998 |
| Authors | Ushijima, T. & Hirose, H. |
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| Publication | Journal of Phonetics, 2, 315-326. |
| url | http://www.haskins.yale.edu/Reprints/HL0165.pdf |
| Abstract | Electromyographic recordings of the levator palatini were obtained to investigate the relationship between velar movement and it motor command. Two Japanese subjects read a list of meaningful disyllabic test words. There was no systematic difference in EMG level between either voiced and voiceless or stop and fricative consonants. Rather, the activity level for a given nonnasal consonant varies with its phonetic environment. Electromyographically, anticipatory nasal coarticulation generally followed the so-called look-ahead mechanism, although in some examples there seemed to be a restriction of the anticipatory effect. On the other hand, carry-over nasal coarticulation was not as pervasive as the anticipatory effect, as the carry-over effect was present for vowel segments following syllable-initial nasals, while it was absent for vowel segments following syllable-final nasals. |
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