Abstract
Articulatory coordination in English phonemic vowel length contrasts has not been systematically explored. Australian English (AusE), which has a true phonemic vowel length contrast in the open vowels /ɐː-ɐ/ (as in tart-tut), provides a natural control case for exploring articulatory vowel length. Intergestural coordination was examined using Electromagnetic Articulography in stop-initial syllables differing in vowel length produced by five speakers of Australian English. Constriction formation of the supraglottal consonant gesture in the onset was synchronous with the nuclear vowel gesture irrespective of vowel length. Constriction release of the onset consonant was delayed, and VOT lengthened, in syllables containing a phonemically long vowel (tart), compared to syllables with short vowels of the same quality (tut). The findings are consistent with a model of syllable structure in which there is independent control of constriction formation and constriction release in onset gestures.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Endangered languages, and major language varieties |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences |
| Editors | Sasha Calhoun, Paola Escudero, Marija Tabain, Paul Warren |
| Place of Publication | Canberra |
| Publisher | Australasian Speech Science and Technology Association (ASSTA) |
| Pages | 1535-1539 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780646800691 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Event | International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (19th : 2019) - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 5 Aug 2019 → 9 Aug 2019 |
Conference
| Conference | International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (19th : 2019) |
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| Abbreviated title | ICPhS2019 |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Melbourne |
| Period | 5/08/19 → 9/08/19 |
Keywords
- vowel length
- gestural coordination
- Australian English
- syllable structure
- articulography