Labio-Palatalization in Twi
Contrastive, Quantal, and Organizational Factors Producing an Uncommon Sound
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2870573 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth De Jong (0000-0003-4078-1887), Samuel Gyasi Obeng (0000-0002-3793-6908) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 682 |
| Publication date | 2000-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0097-8507 • E-ISSN: 1535-0665 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/417139 |
| OpenAlex | W2076744794 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
The authors propose that the typologically uncommon combination of labial and palatal constriction in Twi has arisen from a convergence created by general patterns of coarticulation of consonants and vowels. This convergence has been systematized in a (consonantal) acoustic dimension partially independent from the original (vocalic) dimensions of contrast for which the rounding and palatal articulations were specified. These conclusions are based on an examination of distributional patterns, palatograms of the articulation of secondarily articulated consonants, and acoustic analyses. Contrastiveness and quantal considerations can be seen as contributing to the occurrence of typologically odd sounds, provided one keeps in mind how an articulatory gesture functions within a language's contrastive system
Acoustics · Linguistics · Physics · Sound (geography) · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philosophy · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
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| Citation span | 2003 - 2022 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |