Asher Laufer
Biographic Data
| ID | 89580 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Asher Laufer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Asher |
| FAMILY NAME | Laufer |
| SIGNATURE | LAUFER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The common [ʕ] is an approximant and not a fricative
As an extensive study of Hebrew and Arabic has revealed that [ʕ] is an approximant in ordinary speech, and as we have no reason to believe that [ʕ] is different in other languages, we should consider [ʕ] to represent not a fricative but a voiced pharyngeal approximant
Modifications of the IPA chart
As the IPA chart is published in so many places, and is used also by non-phoneticians, I suggest that we should revise it rarely and, when it is revised, try to make only minimal changes in the chart. Nonetheless, I think that the 1993 revision of the chart resulting from the most recent Council vote (IPA 1993) is not ideal, and a few minor changes are needed. When the time comes, I suggest that the Council should discuss the following six propos…
Does the ‘voiced epiglottal plosive’ exist
In the IPA 1989 Kiel Convention it was decided to include the voiced epiglottal plosive in the IPA chart in the ‘Other symbols’ section (IPA 1989: 69). Accordingly [ʡ] “voiced epiglottal plosive” appears in the published chart in the middle page of the same issue under ‘Other symbols’. I claim that a “voiced epiglottal plosive” is an ‘impossible’ sound
The 'glottal fricatives
In the IPA chart which was the outcome of the IPA 1989 Kiel Convention, the glottal fricatives [h, ɦ] were included, as they were in previous charts. Unlike Kloster-Jensen (JIPA 1991: 42), I believe we were correct to leave [h, ɦ] as they were, in the space for glottal fricatives. In order to justify his belief that the [h] is not a glottal fricative, Kloster-Jensen recruits two good referees, Ladefoged (1962) and Brücke (1876). Other phonetician…
Hebrew
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The Emphatic and Pharyngeal Sounds in Hebrew and in Arabic
This study addresses physiological, acoustic, and linguistic issues in the production of the emphatic sounds // and the pharyngeal sounds //. Approximately 300 minutes of video recordings were obtained from nine Hebrew and Arabic speakers; using a fiberscope positioned in the upper pharynx and simultaneous audio recording through an external microphone. We also studied a cineradiographic film of three Arabic speakers. Results clearly show that al…
The Function of the Epiglottis in Speech
We have investigated the movements of the epiglottis in speech by speakers of Hebrew. The epiglottis functions as an articulator in the production of pharyngeal consonants and in the vowel /a/. It is also involved in whisper. In pharyngeals, the epiglottis articulates against the posterior pharyngeal wall; the constriction varies from a full closure (pharyngeal stop) in some examples of /?/ in slow careful speech, through a narrow opening for the…
The epiglottis as an articulator
We believe that the importance of the epiglottis in speech has been generally underestimated in the phonetic literature. Our evidence leads us to conclude that the epiglottis is an active and independent articulator in the production of pharyngeal consonants and that it is involved in the production of the vowel [a] and in whisper. In earlier phonetic works that we have examined, to the extent that the epiglottis is mentioned at all, it is genera…
The Emphatic and Pharyngeal Sounds in Hebrew and in Arabic
This study addresses physiological, acoustic, and linguistic issues in the production of the emphatic sounds // and the pharyngeal sounds //. Approximately 300 minutes of video recordings were obtained from nine Hebrew and Arabic speakers; using a fiberscope positioned in the upper pharynx and simultaneous audio recording through an external microphone. We also studied a cineradiographic film of three Arabic speakers. Results clearly show that al…
The Function of the Epiglottis in Speech
We have investigated the movements of the epiglottis in speech by speakers of Hebrew. The epiglottis functions as an articulator in the production of pharyngeal consonants and in the vowel /a/. It is also involved in whisper. In pharyngeals, the epiglottis articulates against the posterior pharyngeal wall; the constriction varies from a full closure (pharyngeal stop) in some examples of /?/ in slow careful speech, through a narrow opening for the…
Hebrew
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The epiglottis as an articulator
We believe that the importance of the epiglottis in speech has been generally underestimated in the phonetic literature. Our evidence leads us to conclude that the epiglottis is an active and independent articulator in the production of pharyngeal consonants and that it is involved in the production of the vowel [a] and in whisper. In earlier phonetic works that we have examined, to the extent that the epiglottis is mentioned at all, it is genera…
The common [ʕ] is an approximant and not a fricative
As an extensive study of Hebrew and Arabic has revealed that [ʕ] is an approximant in ordinary speech, and as we have no reason to believe that [ʕ] is different in other languages, we should consider [ʕ] to represent not a fricative but a voiced pharyngeal approximant
The 'glottal fricatives
In the IPA chart which was the outcome of the IPA 1989 Kiel Convention, the glottal fricatives [h, ɦ] were included, as they were in previous charts. Unlike Kloster-Jensen (JIPA 1991: 42), I believe we were correct to leave [h, ɦ] as they were, in the space for glottal fricatives. In order to justify his belief that the [h] is not a glottal fricative, Kloster-Jensen recruits two good referees, Ladefoged (1962) and Brücke (1876). Other phonetician…
Modifications of the IPA chart
As the IPA chart is published in so many places, and is used also by non-phoneticians, I suggest that we should revise it rarely and, when it is revised, try to make only minimal changes in the chart. Nonetheless, I think that the 1993 revision of the chart resulting from the most recent Council vote (IPA 1993) is not ideal, and a few minor changes are needed. When the time comes, I suggest that the Council should discuss the following six propos…
The epiglottis as an articulator
We believe that the importance of the epiglottis in speech has been generally underestimated in the phonetic literature. Our evidence leads us to conclude that the epiglottis is an active and independent articulator in the production of pharyngeal consonants and that it is involved in the production of the vowel [a] and in whisper. In earlier phonetic works that we have examined, to the extent that the epiglottis is mentioned at all, it is genera…
The Function of the Epiglottis in Speech
We have investigated the movements of the epiglottis in speech by speakers of Hebrew. The epiglottis functions as an articulator in the production of pharyngeal consonants and in the vowel /a/. It is also involved in whisper. In pharyngeals, the epiglottis articulates against the posterior pharyngeal wall; the constriction varies from a full closure (pharyngeal stop) in some examples of /?/ in slow careful speech, through a narrow opening for the…
The Emphatic and Pharyngeal Sounds in Hebrew and in Arabic
This study addresses physiological, acoustic, and linguistic issues in the production of the emphatic sounds // and the pharyngeal sounds //. Approximately 300 minutes of video recordings were obtained from nine Hebrew and Arabic speakers; using a fiberscope positioned in the upper pharynx and simultaneous audio recording through an external microphone. We also studied a cineradiographic film of three Arabic speakers. Results clearly show that al…
Hebrew
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Does the ‘voiced epiglottal plosive’ exist
In the IPA 1989 Kiel Convention it was decided to include the voiced epiglottal plosive in the IPA chart in the ‘Other symbols’ section (IPA 1989: 69). Accordingly [ʡ] “voiced epiglottal plosive” appears in the published chart in the middle page of the same issue under ‘Other symbols’. I claim that a “voiced epiglottal plosive” is an ‘impossible’ sound
The 'glottal fricatives
In the IPA chart which was the outcome of the IPA 1989 Kiel Convention, the glottal fricatives [h, ɦ] were included, as they were in previous charts. Unlike Kloster-Jensen (JIPA 1991: 42), I believe we were correct to leave [h, ɦ] as they were, in the space for glottal fricatives. In order to justify his belief that the [h] is not a glottal fricative, Kloster-Jensen recruits two good referees, Ladefoged (1962) and Brücke (1876). Other phonetician…
Modifications of the IPA chart
As the IPA chart is published in so many places, and is used also by non-phoneticians, I suggest that we should revise it rarely and, when it is revised, try to make only minimal changes in the chart. Nonetheless, I think that the 1993 revision of the chart resulting from the most recent Council vote (IPA 1993) is not ideal, and a few minor changes are needed. When the time comes, I suggest that the Council should discuss the following six propos…
The common [ʕ] is an approximant and not a fricative
As an extensive study of Hebrew and Arabic has revealed that [ʕ] is an approximant in ordinary speech, and as we have no reason to believe that [ʕ] is different in other languages, we should consider [ʕ] to represent not a fricative but a voiced pharyngeal approximant
Linguistics (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Phonetics and Phonology Research (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Mathematics (4 works) · Chart (3 works) · Hebrew (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Speech recognition (3 works)