An acoustic analysis of Norwegian /ç/ and /[small Esh]/ as spoken by young people
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2110609 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wim A Van Dommelen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 131-141 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the International Phonetic Association (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-1003 • E-ISSN: 1475-3502 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0025100303001245 |
| OpenAlex | W2050814744 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This study investigates some acoustic characteristics of Norwegian /ç/ and /[small Esh]/ as spoken by two groups of young people. Whereas the first group distinguished between the two fricatives in production, the other speakers showed articulatory merging, producing both /ç/ and /[small Esh]/ as [[small Esh]]. Parameters measured were duration and relative rms amplitude of the fricative and four spectral properties, viz. lower and upper edge and peak frequency, as well as centre of gravity. The results show that the two fricatives are mainly distinguished by their spectral properties. For younger speakers with a merged pronunciation, merging is not fully completed
Acoustics · Audiology · Duration (music · Linguistics · Norwegian · Physics · Pronunciation · Spectral analysis · Mathematics · Medicine · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.24 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |