Locus equation metrics as an index of coarticulation resistance: The effect of prosodic prominence
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Abstract
The degree of articulatory constraints (DAC) model (Recasens, Pallarès, & Fontdevila, 1997) proposes that consonants involving movement of the tongue dorsum are more resistant to coarticulation than consonants that have a less constrained articulation. The present study aims to assess this claim using locus equation (LE) slopes as indicators of coarticulation. Participants were asked to produce V1.C1V2 sequences as part of two-word phrases in a scripted dialogue, where C1 is one of /p, t, s, ∫/. LE were derived by measuring F2 at V2 onset and midpoint. Given the DAC model’s predictions, and given also that steeper LE slopes indicate higher levels of coarticulation, it was predicted that segments’ LE slopes would rank from steepest to shallowest as /p/>/t/>/s/>/∫/. Results were highly consistent with these hypotheses, lending support to the DAC model. A secondary hypothesis predicted that contrastively stressing C1 would reduce coarticulation, resulting in shallower LE slopes relative to a control condition (unstressed C1). We found that the LE slopes of sibilants /s/ and /∫/, but not stops /p/ and /t/, flattened under prominence as hypothesized. Possible interpretations of this finding are discussed.
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| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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