A videofluoroscopic study of the emphatic consonants in Jordanian Arabic.
In order to identify the nature of the emphatic consonants and the articulatory features accompanying their production, 384 videofluoroscopic images of 2 male and 2 female Jordanian speakers were analyzed. Analysis focused on the differences between nonemphatic and emphatic consonants in the pharyngeal length and width, the hyoid bone elevation and larynx raising. Results show that males and females produce emphatics as pharyngealized sounds with the tongue root retracting into the oropharynx and the hyoid bone elevating and the larynx raising as a result.
Al-Tamimi
Feda
F
Department of English, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. f-tamimi@just.edu.jo
Alzoubi
Firas
F
Tarawnah
Rama
R
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006928:Hyoid Bone / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D007597:Jordan; D007802:Language; D007830:Larynx / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D010700:Phonetics; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology*; D014059:Tongue / Q000502:physiology; D014741:Video Recording