Velarization degree and coarticulatory resistance for /l/ in Catalan and German

The articulatory & acoustic correlates of velarization are studied during the production of [l] in Catalan & German & the effect of differences in articulatory complexity between dark & clear [l] on the degree of coarticulatory sensitivity exhibited. Using electropalatography, acoust...

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Published in:Journal of phonetics 1995-01, Vol.23 (1-2), p.37-52
Main Authors: Recasens, Daniel, Fontdevila, Jordi, Pallares, Maria Dolors
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Catalan language
German language
Language
Linguistics
Phonetics
Speech
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Summary:The articulatory & acoustic correlates of velarization are studied during the production of [l] in Catalan & German & the effect of differences in articulatory complexity between dark & clear [l] on the degree of coarticulatory sensitivity exhibited. Using electropalatography, acoustic & linguopalatal contact data were collected for the sequences /ili/ & /ala/ with stress on the first syllable. Male Catalan & German speakers (N = 5 & 4, respectively) repeated the speech material 5 times, each creating 100 tokens. The linguopalatal data were processed with reference to the set of contact indices, & acoustic data were submitted to spectral analysis using the linear prediction coding method. It is suggested that velarization of [l] is better accounted for by the acoustic rather than the linguopalatal contact data. It is concluded that coarticulatory resistance for a particular vocalic or consonantal segment may not depend on the articulatory constraints on gestural production; this explains why complex velarized [l] is little affected by surrounding segments, but does not explain why German nonvelarized [l] is resistant to F2 coarticulatory effects. 4 Tables, 5 Figures, 21 References. K. Burch
ISSN:0095-4470