Perception of a Japanese Geminate Stop: the Effect of the Duration of the Preceding/Following Vowel

This study examines the effect of the duration of vowels that precede or follow a geminate stop on the identification of the geminate consonant. Stimuli were made by lengthening or shortening the first and second /a/ in /uta(Q)tane/ while the length of the geminate stop was systematically modified....

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Published inJournal of the Phonetic Society of Japan Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 59 - 65
Main Authors OFUKA, Etsuko, KIRITANI, Shigeru, MORI, Yoko
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Tokyo The Phonetic Society of Japan 31.08.2005
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Subjects
Japanese language
Length (Phonological)
Speech duration
Vowels
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ISSN1342-8675
2189-5961
DOI10.24467/onseikenkyu.9.2_59

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Summary:This study examines the effect of the duration of vowels that precede or follow a geminate stop on the identification of the geminate consonant. Stimuli were made by lengthening or shortening the first and second /a/ in /uta(Q)tane/ while the length of the geminate stop was systematically modified. Twenty-four Japanese speakers were presented with these stimuli and were asked to judge whether or not each stimulus contains /Q/. The results revealed the significant effects of the duration of both the preceding and following vowels. It is also suggested that the VC unit may play a role in the perception of a geminate stop in Japanese.
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ISSN:1342-8675
2189-5961
DOI:10.24467/onseikenkyu.9.2_59