Voicing in intervocalic stops and fricatives in Dutch.
| Number | 282 |
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| Year | 1979 |
| Drawer | 5 |
| Entry Date | 06/03/1999 |
| Authors | Collier, R., Lisker, L., Hirose, H., & Ushijima, T. |
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| Publication | Journal of Phonetics, 7, 357-373. |
| url | http://www.haskins.yale.edu/Reprints/HL0282.pdf |
| Abstract | This study represents an addition to the literature describing the role of the larynx in the production of voiced and voiceless stop and fricative consonants. Electromyographic recordings from the intrinsic laryngeal musculature and measurements of sub- and supraglottal air pressures were obtained from a speaker of Standard Dutch, who produced nonsense forms preceded by a short carrier Dutch phrase. The forms included intervocalic voiced and voiceless stops and fricatives, as well as certain combinations of these consonants. The data obtained are in general conformity with previous studies of larynx management in consonant voicing, indicating systematic differences for voiced vs voiceless and fricatives, as well as certain combinations of these consonants. The data obtained are in general conformity with previous studies of larynx management in consonant voicing, indicating systematic differences for voiced vs voiceless and for stop vs fricative categories. The different EMG patterns suggest that the voicing dimension involves primarily the varying adjustment of static glottal width by means of the adductor-abductor muscles, while the stop-fricative difference involves both this variable and a feature of longitudinal vocal fold tensioning. The evidence is negative so far as providing support for a view that this latter feature plays a significant role in the voicing distinction. |
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