doi: 10.7763/IJIET.2014.V4.388
The Effect of Carry-over Coarticulation of Bi-Syllabic Words in Chinese
Abstract
In this study, trans-consonantal vowel-to-vowel coarticulation in Chinese is investigated. The target words are in the form of ‘bV1.ba’, and the subjects are eight native speakers of standard Chinese. Vowel formants are examined at the onset, middle and offset points of the target vowel. Results show that trans-segmental coarticulation exists in Chinese, especially at the onset point, as well as for the second formant of the target vowel. Coarticulation is more likely to occur on F2, and in Chinese, coarticulatory effect does not extend to the offset point of the vowel.
Keywords
- Coarticulation
- consonant
- formant
- speech
- vowel
How to Cite
Maolin Wang and Guangling Zi, "The Effect of Carry-over Coarticulation of Bi-Syllabic Words in Chinese," International Journal of Information and Education Technology, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 151-155, 2014. https://doi.org/10.7763/IJIET.2014.V4.388
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