Phonological potentials and the lower vocal tract
This paper outlines a theoretical approach to speech sound systems based on the notion of phonological potentials: physical ‘pressures’ or biases that give rise to discrete structure and the tendencies associated with this structure that arise from the physical nature of speech sound systems. We app...
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| author | Moisik, Scott Reid Czaykowska-Higgins, Ewa Esling, John H. |
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| description | This paper outlines a theoretical approach to speech sound systems based on the notion of phonological potentials: physical ‘pressures’ or biases that give rise to discrete structure and the tendencies associated with this structure that arise from the physical nature of speech sound systems. We apply this approach to a poorly understood area of phonology – phenomena of the lower vocal tract (LVT) – through a schematic that encapsulates the complex interactions among the vocal tract structures responsible for producing LVT sounds. With the framework, we provide an account of a range of LVT phenomena from several languages, illustrating how tonal, phonatory, and vowel qualities interact. Finally, we consider how the idea of phonological potentials extends across various physical domains and might exhibit patterns of alignment across these domains, thereby serving to guide the formation of patterns found in speech sound systems. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1512532021-06-09T08:05:39Z Phonological potentials and the lower vocal tract Moisik, Scott Reid Czaykowska-Higgins, Ewa Esling, John H. School of Humanities Humanities::Linguistics Phonological Potentials Lower Vocal Tract This paper outlines a theoretical approach to speech sound systems based on the notion of phonological potentials: physical ‘pressures’ or biases that give rise to discrete structure and the tendencies associated with this structure that arise from the physical nature of speech sound systems. We apply this approach to a poorly understood area of phonology – phenomena of the lower vocal tract (LVT) – through a schematic that encapsulates the complex interactions among the vocal tract structures responsible for producing LVT sounds. With the framework, we provide an account of a range of LVT phenomena from several languages, illustrating how tonal, phonatory, and vowel qualities interact. Finally, we consider how the idea of phonological potentials extends across various physical domains and might exhibit patterns of alignment across these domains, thereby serving to guide the formation of patterns found in speech sound systems. 2021-06-09T08:05:39Z 2021-06-09T08:05:39Z 2019 Journal Article Moisik, S. R., Czaykowska-Higgins, E. & Esling, J. H. (2019). Phonological potentials and the lower vocal tract. Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 51(1), 1-35. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025100318000403 0025-1003 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151253 10.1017/S0025100318000403 2-s2.0-85064898625 1 51 1 35 en Journal of the International Phonetic Association © 2019 International Phonetic Association. All rights reserved. |
| spellingShingle | Humanities::Linguistics Phonological Potentials Lower Vocal Tract Moisik, Scott Reid Czaykowska-Higgins, Ewa Esling, John H. Phonological potentials and the lower vocal tract |
| title | Phonological potentials and the lower vocal tract |
| title_full | Phonological potentials and the lower vocal tract |
| title_fullStr | Phonological potentials and the lower vocal tract |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phonological potentials and the lower vocal tract |
| title_short | Phonological potentials and the lower vocal tract |
| title_sort | phonological potentials and the lower vocal tract |
| topic | Humanities::Linguistics Phonological Potentials Lower Vocal Tract |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151253 |
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