Phonetic variation in Italian consonant gemination

This paper presents findings on the articulatory and prosodic conditioning of Italian (lexical and post-lexical) geminate and non-geminate consonants. Phonetic and phonological prominence interact, resulting in a durational contrast which is not uniformly robust. So-called 'inherent' gemin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Payne, E
Other Authors: International Phonetic Association
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2005
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