The phonology and phonetics of word-initial geminates
The phonology and phonetics of word-initial geminates
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词首双生的音韵学和语音学
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2001
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Jennifer Muller
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作者：
Jennifer Muller
本论文对词首双辅音的音韵学和语音学进行了研究。音系部分集中于莱蒂语、楚克语、塞浦路斯希腊语和卢干达语中这些声音的模式和分布。观察到的初始双音模式表明需要修改当前捍卫的韵律表征模型。具体来说，研究表明，这些语言中双生的多样化模式最好在一个假设存在具体语音音韵单位和抽象韵律重量单位的框架内得到解释。至关重要的是，这项工作中开发和维护的模型声称，双生本质上与两个时间槽相关，并且可能具有韵律权重（但不是必需的），具体取决于特定于语言的要求。对初始双生词抽象行为的研究的补充是对产生和的语音研究。在塞浦路斯希腊语中对这些声音的感知。由于一个简单的原因，语音方面特别令人感兴趣：这些声音通常被认为是听众不可能区分非双音的。这是因为，当声音处于单词初始位置时，双音最显着的声学特征（持续时间）可能无法区分。然而，
The phonology and phonetics of word-initial geminate consonants are investigated in this dissertation. The phonology portion concentrates on the patterning and distribution of these sounds in Leti, Chuukese ̂Cypriot Greek, and Luganda. The observed patterning of initial geminates mdicates the need for revision of currently defended models of prosodic representation. Specifically, it is shown that the diverse patterning of geminates in these languages is best accounted for within a framework that assumes the existence of both concrete phonological timmg units and abstract prosodic weight units. Crucially, the model that is developed and defended in this work claims that geminates are inherently linked to two timing slots, and may bear prosodic weight (but are not required to), depending upon language-specific requirements. Complementmg the mvestigation of the abstract behavior of initial geminates is a phonetic investigation of the production and. perception of these sounds in Cypriot Greek. The phonetic aspects are of particular interest for one simple reason: these sounds are commonly assumed to be impossible fi)r listeners to distinguish fiem non-geminate sounds. This is due to the fact that the most salient acoustic feature for geminates, duration, may be indistinguishable when the sound is in word initial position. However,