An acoustic phonetic study of quantity and quantity complementarity in Swedish and Iraqi Arabic
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Zeki Majeed Hassan
Abstract
This study presents acoustic durational measurements of vowel and consonant sequences from two speakers of Iraqi Arabic (IA) and one speaker of Swedish involving quantity distinctions. Contrary to the findings of Hassan (2002, 2003), the durational difference between long vowels preceding geminates and those preceding singletons are not significant in IA and perceptually go well under the difference limen values, but geminates following long vowels are significantly shorter than geminates following short vowels. Analysis of the durational data shows that in IA quantity is independently phonological in consonants and vowels but quantity complementarity is phonetic. In Swedish quantity is not independently phonological in consonants and vowels because quantity complementarity is phonological. Word overall durations, however, behave similarly in both languages. The study agrees with those above in concluding that quantity and quantity complementarity in IA and Swedish are language specific phenomena and operate differently in the two different phonological systems.
Abstract
This study presents acoustic durational measurements of vowel and consonant sequences from two speakers of Iraqi Arabic (IA) and one speaker of Swedish involving quantity distinctions. Contrary to the findings of Hassan (2002, 2003), the durational difference between long vowels preceding geminates and those preceding singletons are not significant in IA and perceptually go well under the difference limen values, but geminates following long vowels are significantly shorter than geminates following short vowels. Analysis of the durational data shows that in IA quantity is independently phonological in consonants and vowels but quantity complementarity is phonetic. In Swedish quantity is not independently phonological in consonants and vowels because quantity complementarity is phonological. Word overall durations, however, behave similarly in both languages. The study agrees with those above in concluding that quantity and quantity complementarity in IA and Swedish are language specific phenomena and operate differently in the two different phonological systems.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- List of contributors ix
- Transliteration and transcription symbols for Arabic xi
- Introduction 1
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Part I. Issues in syntagmatic structure
- Preliminary study of Moroccan Arabic word-initial consonant clusters and syllabification using electromagnetic articulography 29
- An acoustic phonetic study of quantity and quantity complementarity in Swedish and Iraqi Arabic 47
- Assimilation of /l/ to /r/ in Syrian Arabic 63
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Part II. Guttural consonants
- A study of the laryngeal and pharyngeal consonants in Jordanian Arabic using nasoendoscopy, videofluoroscopy and spectrography 101
- A phonetic study of guttural laryngeals in Palestinian Arabic using laryngoscopic and acoustic analysis 129
- Airflow and acoustic modelling of pharyngeal and uvular consonants in Moroccan Arabic 141
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Part III. Emphasis and coronal consonants
- Nasoendoscopic, videofluoroscopic and acoustic study of plain and emphatic coronals in Jordanian Arabic 165
- Acoustic and electromagnetic articulographic study of pharyngealisation 193
- Investigating the emphatic feature in Iraqi Arabic 217
- Glottalisation and neutralisation in Yemeni Arabic and Mehri 235
- The phonetics of localising uvularisation in Ammani-Jordanian Arabic 257
- EMA, endoscopic, ultrasound and acoustic study of two secondary articulations in Moroccan Arabic 277
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Part IV. Intonation and acquisition
- Acoustic cues to focus and givenness in Egyptian Arabic 301
- Acquisition of Lebanese Arabic and Yorkshire English /l/ by bilingual and monolingual children 325
- Appendix 355
- Index 359
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- List of contributors ix
- Transliteration and transcription symbols for Arabic xi
- Introduction 1
-
Part I. Issues in syntagmatic structure
- Preliminary study of Moroccan Arabic word-initial consonant clusters and syllabification using electromagnetic articulography 29
- An acoustic phonetic study of quantity and quantity complementarity in Swedish and Iraqi Arabic 47
- Assimilation of /l/ to /r/ in Syrian Arabic 63
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Part II. Guttural consonants
- A study of the laryngeal and pharyngeal consonants in Jordanian Arabic using nasoendoscopy, videofluoroscopy and spectrography 101
- A phonetic study of guttural laryngeals in Palestinian Arabic using laryngoscopic and acoustic analysis 129
- Airflow and acoustic modelling of pharyngeal and uvular consonants in Moroccan Arabic 141
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Part III. Emphasis and coronal consonants
- Nasoendoscopic, videofluoroscopic and acoustic study of plain and emphatic coronals in Jordanian Arabic 165
- Acoustic and electromagnetic articulographic study of pharyngealisation 193
- Investigating the emphatic feature in Iraqi Arabic 217
- Glottalisation and neutralisation in Yemeni Arabic and Mehri 235
- The phonetics of localising uvularisation in Ammani-Jordanian Arabic 257
- EMA, endoscopic, ultrasound and acoustic study of two secondary articulations in Moroccan Arabic 277
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Part IV. Intonation and acquisition
- Acoustic cues to focus and givenness in Egyptian Arabic 301
- Acquisition of Lebanese Arabic and Yorkshire English /l/ by bilingual and monolingual children 325
- Appendix 355
- Index 359
