On the allophonic behaviour of German /x/ vs /k/ - an EPG investigation
(2004) In Arbeitsberichte des Instituts für Phonetik und digitale Sprachverarbeitung der Universität Kiel (AIPUK) 36.- Abstract
- Facts about the phonotactics and the allophonic behaviour of German /x/ vs /k/ are summarized and discussed concerning the question of categorical vs gradual assimilation. It is concluded that the different allophonic variation of /x/ vs /k/ can more appropriately be described in terms of a difference in articulatory control rather than in assimilation. This difference is associated with a stronger allophonic separation for /x/ than for /k/: /x/ (in contrast to /k/) has allophonic categories which can be described as different speech sounds as perceived by native speakers. It is hypothesized that these allophonic categories are manifested in production through a larger articulatory distance between the most anterior and the most posterior... (More)
- Facts about the phonotactics and the allophonic behaviour of German /x/ vs /k/ are summarized and discussed concerning the question of categorical vs gradual assimilation. It is concluded that the different allophonic variation of /x/ vs /k/ can more appropriately be described in terms of a difference in articulatory control rather than in assimilation. This difference is associated with a stronger allophonic separation for /x/ than for /k/: /x/ (in contrast to /k/) has allophonic categories which can be described as different speech sounds as perceived by native speakers. It is hypothesized that these allophonic categories are manifested in production through a larger articulatory distance between the most anterior and the most posterior allophone for /x/ than for /k/. The hypothesis is tested successfully by an analysis of /x/ vs /k/ in four subjects using EPG. (Less)
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- author
- Ambrazaitis, Gilbert LU and John, Tina
- publishing date
- 2004
- type
- Working paper/Preprint
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- assimilation, gradual, allophone, articulatory control, EPG, categorical
- in
- Arbeitsberichte des Instituts für Phonetik und digitale Sprachverarbeitung der Universität Kiel (AIPUK)
- volume
- 36
- pages
- 14 pages
- publisher
- Institut für Phonetik und digitale Sprachverarbeitung, Universität Kiel
- ISSN
- 0172-8156
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- additional info
- The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Linguistics and Phonetics (015010003)
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- 5abadc46-37ea-4c5e-a64e-6b64ce827125 (old id 739572)
- alternative location
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- 2016-04-01 16:37:37
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