Reducing Audible Spectral Discontinuities [PDF]
, 2001 In this paper, a common problem in diphone synthesis is discussed, viz., the occurrence of audible discontinuities at diphone boundaries. Informal observations show that spectral mismatch is most likely the cause of this phenomenon.We first set out to ...
Klabbers, Esther, Veldhuis, Raymond
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Pattern of language-related potential maps in cluster and noncluster initial consonants in consonant-vowel (CV) syllables [PDF]
Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST), 2006 Mismatch negativity (MMN) was used to investigate the processing of cluster and noncluster initial consonants in consonant vowel syllables in the human brain.
Naiphinich Kotchabhakdi +2 more
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Phonological Processes of “Fortition” in Ilami Kurdish Variants [PDF]
مطالعات زبانها و گویشهای غرب ایران, 2016 This article aims at analyzing the phonological processes of “Fortition” in Ilami Kurdish variants including Arkavazi, Khezeli (Kheirvand), Malekshahi, and Feyli on the basis of “generative theory”.
Elham Sobati, Tahereh Afshar
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Optimality Theoretic Account of Acquisition of Consonant Clusters of English Syllables by Persian EFL Learners [PDF]
Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning, 2010 This study accounts for the acquisition of the consonant clusters of English syllable structures both in onset and coda positions by Persian EFL learners.
Ali Akbar Jabbari, Leila Arghavan
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Distribution of Nasals in Consonant Clusters; and the Distributional-phonological Characteristics of Loanwords in Persian [PDF]
̒Ilm-i Zabān, 2020 In the first part of the article, we looked at the distribution of nasals in Persian (: m & n) to determine how they are distributed in consonant clusters. The results suggest that there is a strong tendency among nasals to be complementarily distributed
Abbas Safardoost +1 more
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Difficulties Encountered by the Buginese Learners in Producing English Sounds [PDF]
, 2013 : This paper discusses about difficulties encountered by Bugis learner in producing English phonemes. The learners who learn second language use their mother tongue to analyze the second language.
Nurpahmi, S. (Sitti)
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The Sonority Sequencing Principle and the Structure of Slovak Consonant Clusters
Studia z Filologii Polskiej i Słowiańskiej, 2021 The Sonority Sequencing Principle and the Structure of Slovak Consonant Clusters In line with the Sonority Sequencing Principle (SSP), the centre of the syllable is the most sonorous sound and the sonority of the other segments in the syllable drops ...
Renáta Gregová
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Between-word junctures in early multi-word speech [PDF]
, 2002 Most children aged 1;6 to 2;0 begin to use utterances of two words or more. It is therefore important for child phonologists to consider the development of phonetic and phonological phenomena that characterize connected speech.
Newton, C., Wells, B.
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From phonetics to phonology : The emergence of first words in Italian [PDF]
, 2009 This study assesses the extent of phonetic continuity between babble and words in four Italian children followed longitudinally from 0; 9 or 0; 10 to 2;0-two with relatively rapid and two with slower lexical growth. Prelinguistic phonetic characteristics,
Keren-Portnoy, Tamar +2 more
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Perception of illusory vowels by Persian speakers in several consonant clusters of French loanwords [PDF]
زبان پژوهیIntroduction Previous research has highlighted the challenge listeners face in distinguishing between legitimate and non-native consonant sequences, presenting potential perceptual illusions (Berent, et al., 2007; Dupoux, et al., 1999). Some researchers
Saghar Javidpour +2 more
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