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What happens to large changes? Saltation produces well-liked outputs that are hard to generate

open access: yesLaboratory Phonology, 2018
Saltatory alternations ‘skip over’ intermediate sounds, as in k~s skipping over [t]. Recent research has argued that saltation is diachronically unstable and documented one possible cause of instability: Learners exposed to saltatory alternations may ...
Amy Smolek, Volya Kapatsinski
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Palatalization in Laomian: evolution and resistance

open access: yesHumanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2023
Palatalization is a common phenomenon in the Laomian language of South-east Asia. This paper compares the phonetic bilabial, velar, and coronal consonants of Laomian and their counterparts in related languages. A phonological analysis of the evolution of
Yijia Zhang, Xiaoyu Jin, Li Liu
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Palatal Mucoperiosteal Island Flaps for Palate Reconstruction [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Craniofacial Surgery, 2014
Many options are available to cover a palatal defect, including local or free flaps. The objective of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of palatal mucoperiosteal island flap in covering a palatal defect after tumor excision.Between October 2006 and July 2013, we identified 19 patients who underwent palatal reconstruction using a palatal ...
Kim, Hong Youl   +5 more
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The Latin of the Inscriptions in Narbonensis: Some Phonetic Characteristics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Summary: The present paper aims at examining the phonetic characteristics of the Latin in Narbonensis as reflected by the local inscriptions. Data will be presented from a limited corpus: from Fréjus (Forum Iulii), Antibes (Antipolis), Riez (Reii ...
Ötvös, Zsuzsanna
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Parodying incompetence in (I)europa: Hearing glide insertion and communism in a Romanian politician's speech

open access: yesJournal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 493-517, December 2024.
Abstract My paper asks which linguistic features become enregistered to a politician's image, and how this process occurs. I examine glide insertion in the speech of former Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă and parodies of her. As parody requires exaggeration of salient features in order to be legible, I use it to investigate what is heard as ...
Anna‐Marie Sprenger
wiley   +1 more source

How differences in anatomy and physiology and other aetiology affect the way we label and describe speech in individuals with cleft lip and palate

open access: yesInternational Journal of Language &Communication Disorders, Volume 59, Issue 6, Page 2181-2196, November/December 2024.
Abstract Background Speech in individuals with cleft lip and/or palate (CLP) is a complex myriad of presenting symptoms. It is uniquely associated with the structural difference of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI), together with a wide and heterogeneous range of other aetiologies which often co‐occur.
Valerie J Pereira, Debbie Sell
wiley   +1 more source

Retroflexion and retraction revised [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Arguing against Bhat’s (1974) claim that retroflexion cannot be correlated with retraction, the present article illustrates that retroflexes are always retracted, though retraction is not claimed to be a sufficient criterion for retroflexion.
Hamann, Silke
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Some Phonological Processes in an Akan Linguistic Game [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper examines some phonological processes observed in the Pig Latin; a linguistic game played in Akan, a Niger-Congo (Kwa) language. The Akan Pig Latin (henceforth APL), which is popularly known as Megesege is usually played among Akan youth.
Adomako, Kwasi
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Considerations for identifying subtypes of speech sound disorder

open access: yesInternational Journal of Language &Communication Disorders, Volume 59, Issue 6, Page 2146-2157, November/December 2024.
Abstract Background Speech sound disorders (SSDs) in children are heterogeneous. Differentiating children with SSDs into distinct subtypes is important so that each child receives a treatment approach well suited to the particular difficulties they are experiencing.
Susan Rvachew, Tanya Matthews
wiley   +1 more source

Palatalization in Romance: an investigation of the sound change in French and Spanish [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This thesis discusses and compares the change of velar stops into palatoalveolar affricates, a process termed velar palatalization, in the Romance languages French and Spanish.
Fielding, Steven
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