Durational cues to place and voicing contrasts in Australian English word-initial stops

Julien Millasseau, Laurence Bruggeman, Ivan Yuen, Katherine Demuth

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Abstract

![CDATA[This study examined the durational characteristics of word-initial voicing and place of articulation (PoA) contrasts in Australian English-speaking adults, providing the first comprehensive study of this kind. Voice onset time (VOT) and closure duration (CD) for /b, d, g, p, t, k/ were measured in word-initial position of CVC words. The results showed that voiced stops have a short VOT and a long CD, while voiceless stops show the opposite pattern. In addition, the results showed that VOT alone failed to contrast /t/-/k/, and CD failed to contrast /d/-/g/. This might be related to the difficulty of maintaining appropriate aerodynamic conditions for voicing and distinguishing alveolars from velars. The results suggest that there is a trading relationship between VOT and CD, and that both cues are necessary in Australian English to contrast for all oral stop contrasts.]]
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 19th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS 2019), 5-9 August 2019, Melbourne, Australia
PublisherAustralasian Speech Science and Technology
Pages3759-3762
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9780646800691
Publication statusPublished - 2019
EventInternational Congress of Phonetic Sciences -
Duration: 5 Aug 2019 → …

Conference

ConferenceInternational Congress of Phonetic Sciences
Period5/08/19 → …

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