Abstract
Production of emphatic consonants by a speaker of Lebanese Arabic was examined using real-time magnetic resonance imaging (rtMRI). Emphatic consonants were found to be articulated with a lowered, more retracted tongue body than their nonempatic counterparts, with the narrowest emphatic constriction observed in the upper pharynx. Both progressive and regressive emphasis spread was observed; spreading was not blocked by an intervening palatal approximant [j]. Emphaticized segments exhibit similar retraction and depression, with magnitudes that vary depending on the direction of spreading. These data suggest that emphasis spread may operate in a phonetically complex way, not currently accounted for by phonological theory, and in addition, illustrate the advantage of real-time MRI as a method for studying emphasis in Semitic phonology.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 13th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association 2012, INTERSPEECH 2012 |
| Place of Publication | Red Hook, NY |
| Publisher | International Speech Communication Association |
| Pages | 2175-2178 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Volume | 3 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781622767595 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 13th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association 2012, INTERSPEECH 2012 - Portland, OR, United States Duration: 9 Sept 2012 → 13 Sept 2012 |
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| Other | 13th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association 2012, INTERSPEECH 2012 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Portland, OR |
| Period | 9/09/12 → 13/09/12 |