Vowel-dependent variation in Cantonese /s/ from an individual-difference perspective.
Individual variation is ubiquitous in the acoustic realization of human speech; however, little is known about the nature of individual differences in coarticulation. Through an in-depth case study of the temporal dynamics of vocalic influences on the acoustic realization of Cantonese /s/, this study demonstrates that coarticulatory effects may vary by the sex and self-reported autistic-like traits of the individual. These findings have significant implications for research in phonetics, phonology, and sound change.
Phonology Laboratory, Department of Linguistics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60615, USA.
Alan C L
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D000162:Acoustics; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010700:Phonetics; D057566:Self Report; D012737:Sex Factors; D013018:Sound Spectrography; D013061:Speech Acoustics; D013068:Speech Production Measurement; D013997:Time Factors; D014833:Voice Quality