Spectrographic analysis of Egyptian Cairene /r/: Is it a trill or a tap?

Abstract The /r/ phoneme is variable in manner and place of articulation, and difficult to correct worldwide. Variability could exist within the same language. The objective of this study was to determine whether Egyptian Cairene /r/ was a trill or a tap and, if both forms were present, whether they...

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Published in:Logopedics, phoniatrics, vocology phoniatrics, vocology, 2015-04, Vol.40 (1), p.30-35
Main Authors: Saleh, Marwa, Hegazi, Mona, Makram, Rania, Shoeib, Rasha, Sayed, Amal, Taher, Sally
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustics
Egypt
Egyptian phonology
Humans
Phonetics
r/ sound
Sound Spectrography
spectrographic analysis
Speech Acoustics
Speech Production Measurement - methods
Voice Quality
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Summary:Abstract The /r/ phoneme is variable in manner and place of articulation, and difficult to correct worldwide. Variability could exist within the same language. The objective of this study was to determine whether Egyptian Cairene /r/ was a trill or a tap and, if both forms were present, whether they were affected by word position or adjacent vowels/consonants. The information obtained was intended to improve correction of /r/ in faulty articulation. Spectrographic analysis was done for 50 Cairene subjects, who produced /r/ in different word positions in carrier phrases. Results have shown presence of both forms in the speech of every subject, but taps were more common than trills. Trills were more common in geminated /r/, in word-medial syllable final position, especially when preceded with /e/, /æ/ or /α/, and in word-medial syllable initial position, especially when preceded by non-back consonants.
ISSN:1401-5439
1651-2022
DOI:10.3109/14015439.2013.800907