Domain-initial strengthening on French vowels and phonological contrasts: Evidence from lip articulation and spectral variation

Effect of Domain Initial Strengthening on Vowel Height and Backness Contrasts in French: Acoustic and Ultrasound Data

“…These two ways of maximizing phonetic contrast were found by Georgeton (2014) and Georgeton and Fougeron (2014) for vowel pairs contrasting in terms of roundedness (/i-y, e-ø, ɛ-oe/). In the acoustic domain, a pattern similar to that in Figure 1c was observed on F3, with a lowering for /y/ and a raising for /i/, thus leading to an increased phonetic distinction between the two in IPi.…”

“…Consequently, it is not clear whether prosodically driven segmental variations may be modulated by the organizational principles of the phonological inventory. Georgeton (2014) and Georgeton and Fougeron (2014) addressed this question in an investigation of prosodically driven articulatory changes affecting the labial cavity with regard to the production of roundedness contrast in French. We found that the modifications in the lip area for both rounded and unrounded vowel counterparts contributed to the maximization of their phonetic labial distinctiveness.…”

Tonal cues to prosodic structure modulate voice onset time categorization

“…Further pursuit of evidence for Kim & Cho's original claim might explore if and how spectral (not durational) correlates of prosodic structure (e.g. Georgeton et al 2016, Georgeton & Fougeron, 2014 are accommodated in perception, as these are not confounded with speech rate normalization.…”

Stress Effects on Stop Bursts in Five Languages

“…Much work has focused on the articulatory consequences of prosodic structure, both on consonants and on vowels (e.g., Beckman & Edwards, 1994;Cho, 2005;Cho & Keating, 2009;de Jong, 1995;Fougeron & Keating, 1997;Tabain, 2003b;see Cho, 2011, for further references), although some work has looked at the acoustic, and subsequently perceptual, consequences of these segmental prosodic effects (e.g., Cho et al, 2007;Georgeton & Fougeron, 2014;Kuzla & Ernestus, 2011;Tabain, 2003a;Tabain & Perrier, 2005. These prosodic effects have also been studied in a variety of languages, including English, French, Korean, and Taiwanese (in addition to the papers already cited, see Keating et al, 2003).…”