Lateral vocalization in Brazilian Portuguese
Lateral vocalization is a cross-linguistically common phenomenon where a lateral is realized as a glide, such as [w, j], or a vowel [u, i]. In this paper, we focus on the articulatory triggers that could cause lateral vocalization. We examined Brazilian Portuguese, a language known for the process o...
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| author | Howson, Phil J. Moisik, Scott Reid Żygis, Marzena |
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| description | Lateral vocalization is a cross-linguistically common phenomenon where a lateral is realized as a glide, such as [w, j], or a vowel [u, i]. In this paper, we focus on the articulatory triggers that could cause lateral vocalization. We examined Brazilian Portuguese, a language known for the process of lateral vocalization in coda position. We examined the lateral in onset and coda position in four vocalic environments and compared the dynamic tongue contours and contours at the point of maximum constriction in each environment. We also performed biomechanical simulations of lateral articulation and the vocalized lateral. The results indicate increased tongue body retraction in coda position, which is accompanied by tongue body raising. Simulations further revealed that vocalized laterals mainly recruit intrinsic lingual muscles along with the styloglossus. Taken together, the data suggest that vocalization is a result of positional phonetic effects including lenition and additional retraction in the coda position. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1611902023-03-11T20:06:13Z Lateral vocalization in Brazilian Portuguese Howson, Phil J. Moisik, Scott Reid Żygis, Marzena School of Humanities Humanities::Linguistics Facial Muscles Language Lateral vocalization is a cross-linguistically common phenomenon where a lateral is realized as a glide, such as [w, j], or a vowel [u, i]. In this paper, we focus on the articulatory triggers that could cause lateral vocalization. We examined Brazilian Portuguese, a language known for the process of lateral vocalization in coda position. We examined the lateral in onset and coda position in four vocalic environments and compared the dynamic tongue contours and contours at the point of maximum constriction in each environment. We also performed biomechanical simulations of lateral articulation and the vocalized lateral. The results indicate increased tongue body retraction in coda position, which is accompanied by tongue body raising. Simulations further revealed that vocalized laterals mainly recruit intrinsic lingual muscles along with the styloglossus. Taken together, the data suggest that vocalization is a result of positional phonetic effects including lenition and additional retraction in the coda position. Published version This project was funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Grant No. 771-2015-0048 to P. J. H 2022-08-18T08:28:10Z 2022-08-18T08:28:10Z 2022 Journal Article Howson, P. J., Moisik, S. R. & Żygis, M. (2022). Lateral vocalization in Brazilian Portuguese. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 152(1), 281-294. https://dx.doi.org/10.1121/10.0012186 0001-4966 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161190 10.1121/10.0012186 35931518 2-s2.0-85133954953 1 152 281 294 en Journal of the Acoustical Society of America © 2022 Acoustical Society of America. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the Acoustical Society of America. The article appeared in Howson, P. J., Moisik, S. R. & Żygis, M. (2022). Lateral vocalization in Brazilian Portuguese. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 152(1), 281-294 and can be found at http://asa.scitation.org/doi/10.1121/10.0012186. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Humanities::Linguistics Facial Muscles Language Howson, Phil J. Moisik, Scott Reid Żygis, Marzena Lateral vocalization in Brazilian Portuguese |
| title | Lateral vocalization in Brazilian Portuguese |
| title_full | Lateral vocalization in Brazilian Portuguese |
| title_fullStr | Lateral vocalization in Brazilian Portuguese |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lateral vocalization in Brazilian Portuguese |
| title_short | Lateral vocalization in Brazilian Portuguese |
| title_sort | lateral vocalization in brazilian portuguese |
| topic | Humanities::Linguistics Facial Muscles Language |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161190 |
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