Timing of German onset and word boundary clusters
- Previous studies suggest that there are special timing relations in syllable onsets. The consonants are assumed to be timed, on the one hand, with the vocalic nucleus and, on the other hand, with each other. These competing timing relations result in the C-center effect. However, the C-center effect has not consistently been found in languages with complex onsets. Moreover, it has occasionally been found in languages disallowing complex onsets. The present study investigates onset timing in German while discussing alternative explanations (not related to bonding) for the timing patterns observed. Six German speakers were recorded via Electromagnetic Articulography. The corpus contained items with four clusters (/sk/, /kv/, /gl/, and /pl/). The clusters occur in word-initial position, word-medial position, and across a word boundary preceding different vowels. The results suggest that segmental properties (i.e., oral-laryngeal coordination, coarticulatory resistance) determine the observed timing patterns, and specifically the absencePrevious studies suggest that there are special timing relations in syllable onsets. The consonants are assumed to be timed, on the one hand, with the vocalic nucleus and, on the other hand, with each other. These competing timing relations result in the C-center effect. However, the C-center effect has not consistently been found in languages with complex onsets. Moreover, it has occasionally been found in languages disallowing complex onsets. The present study investigates onset timing in German while discussing alternative explanations (not related to bonding) for the timing patterns observed. Six German speakers were recorded via Electromagnetic Articulography. The corpus contained items with four clusters (/sk/, /kv/, /gl/, and /pl/). The clusters occur in word-initial position, word-medial position, and across a word boundary preceding different vowels. The results suggest that segmental properties (i.e., oral-laryngeal coordination, coarticulatory resistance) determine the observed timing patterns, and specifically the absence or presence of the C-center effect.…
Author details: | Jana Brunner, Christian Geng, Stavroula SotiropoulouORCiDGND, Adamantios I. GafosORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-399178 |
ISSN: | 1866-8380 |
Title of parent work (German): | Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Philosophische Reihe |
Publication series (Volume number): | Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Philosophische Reihe (136) |
Publication type: | Postprint |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2017/08/18 |
Publication year: | 2014 |
Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Release date: | 2017/08/18 |
Tag: | C-center; coarticulatory resistance; gestural coordination |
Issue: | 136 |
Number of pages: | 52 |
Source: | Laboratory Phonology 5 (2014) Nr. 4, S. 403-454. - DOI: 10.1515/lp-2014-0014 |
Organizational units: | Philosophische Fakultät |
DDC classification: | 4 Sprache / 41 Linguistik / 410 Linguistik |
Peer review: | Referiert |
Publishing method: | Open Access |
Grantor: | Walter de Gruyter Online Zeitschriften |
License (German): | Keine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz |