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Probing syllable structure through acoustic measurements

Case studies on American English and Jazani Arabic

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ID20399375
AuthorsKarthik Durvasula (0000-0001-7739-7470, Michigan State University, corresponding author), Mohammed Qasem Ruthan (0000-0002-3320-4216, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, corresponding author), Sarah Heidenreich (0000-0001-9611-1458, Goethe University Frankfurt, corresponding author), Yen-Hwei Lin, Yen‐Hwei Lin (Michigan State University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume38
Issue2
Pages173-202
Publication date2021-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhonology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0952-6757 • E-ISSN: 1469-8188
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0952675721000142
OpenAlexW3202882031
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited37

Previous research has found that different syllabic (particularly simplex vs. complex onset) organisations have different temporal stability signatures in articulations – this observation is based entirely on articulatory measurements. In this article, we present the results of three production experiments which show that similar correlations between onset organisation and temporal stability metrics are observable in an analysis of acoustic measurements in American English and Jazani Arabic. The results that we present show stability across speakers and test items for both language groups, and highlight the possibility of using acoustic techniques to help to investigate the organisation of onsets in other languages

American English · Arabic · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Simplex · Speech recognition · Syllabic verse · Syllable · Computer Science · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Mathematics · Philosophy · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Speech Recognition and Synthesis

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