Matthew C Alba
Biographic Data
| ID | 5785299 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthew C Alba |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthew C |
| FAMILY NAME | Alba |
| SIGNATURE | ALBA M C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brigham Young University - Idaho |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The role of contextual frequency in the articulation of initial /f/ in Modern Spanish
The acoustic energy of 996 tokens of word-initial /f/ in the speech of 38 speakers of Mexican Spanish was analyzed. The results suggest that the frequency with which words occur in phonological contexts favorable to reduction (Frequency in a Reducing Context or FRC) conditions the reduction of /f/, even after taking into account the immediate phonological context. Despite this, it is also found that the conditioning effect of FRC is less robust t…
Ratio Frequency
Mounting evidence shows that frequency of use plays a fundamental role in shaping linguistic structure, including phonological structure (cf. Bybee 2001). Because the study of frequency effects is relatively new, our understanding of how they impact structure continues to be refined. This study explores the effects of several frequency measures on the resolution of hiatus between words in Spanish, and reveals that in addition to the traditional p…
Consigo vs. Con+stressed Pronoun
lbs Spanisb pronoun consigo has y mus reflexive-like meaningo (sg., Juan me llevo consigo). Specific detoilo obout ib use in opeech ore limited, mosi likely because it is unconimon in real disconros. Speokers nay alternatively use ron Plus O otreosed pronnun (con el). Drawing opon several corporo of spoken Spanish, Ibis study alyzes Ibese two fo o with reopeci lo (1) presence of mismo, (2) specificity of lbs oubjeci, (3) person, number, sod gende…
The role of contextual frequency in the articulation of initial /f/ in Modern Spanish
The acoustic energy of 996 tokens of word-initial /f/ in the speech of 38 speakers of Mexican Spanish was analyzed. The results suggest that the frequency with which words occur in phonological contexts favorable to reduction (Frequency in a Reducing Context or FRC) conditions the reduction of /f/, even after taking into account the immediate phonological context. Despite this, it is also found that the conditioning effect of FRC is less robust t…
Consigo vs. Con+stressed Pronoun
lbs Spanisb pronoun consigo has y mus reflexive-like meaningo (sg., Juan me llevo consigo). Specific detoilo obout ib use in opeech ore limited, mosi likely because it is unconimon in real disconros. Speokers nay alternatively use ron Plus O otreosed pronnun (con el). Drawing opon several corporo of spoken Spanish, Ibis study alyzes Ibese two fo o with reopeci lo (1) presence of mismo, (2) specificity of lbs oubjeci, (3) person, number, sod gende…
Ratio Frequency
Mounting evidence shows that frequency of use plays a fundamental role in shaping linguistic structure, including phonological structure (cf. Bybee 2001). Because the study of frequency effects is relatively new, our understanding of how they impact structure continues to be refined. This study explores the effects of several frequency measures on the resolution of hiatus between words in Spanish, and reveals that in addition to the traditional p…
The role of contextual frequency in the articulation of initial /f/ in Modern Spanish
The acoustic energy of 996 tokens of word-initial /f/ in the speech of 38 speakers of Mexican Spanish was analyzed. The results suggest that the frequency with which words occur in phonological contexts favorable to reduction (Frequency in a Reducing Context or FRC) conditions the reduction of /f/, even after taking into account the immediate phonological context. Despite this, it is also found that the conditioning effect of FRC is less robust t…
Linguistic Variation and Morphology (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · History (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Phonetics and Phonology Research (2 works) · Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies (2 works) · Acoustics (1 work)