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1Department of Linguistics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., V5A 1S6 Canada. alexei_kochetov@sfu.ca
Phonetica
|October 10, 2006
Summary
The licensing by cue hypothesis suggests phonological contrasts depend on acoustic cues. This study on Russian stops /t/ and /tj/ found some support, showing cue salience correlates with contrast neutralization patterns.
Area of Science:
- Phonetics and Phonology
- Linguistic Acoustics
Background:
- The 'licensing by cue' hypothesis posits that phonological contrasts are preserved in acoustically favorable environments and neutralized otherwise.
- Understanding the interplay between acoustic cues and phonological contrast neutralization is crucial for linguistic theory.
Purpose of the Study:
- To test Steriade's 'licensing by cue' hypothesis.
- To investigate the distribution of the Russian coronal stops /t/ and /tj/ contrast in syllable-final positions.
- To determine the role of specific acoustic cues in phonological neutralization patterns.
Main Methods:
- Acoustic and perceptual experiments were conducted.
- The distribution of Russian plain/palatalized coronal stops (/t/, /tj/) was analyzed in syllable-final contexts.
- The salience of acoustic cues (releases, VC transitions) was correlated with neutralization patterns.
Main Results:
- The salience of acoustic releases in word boundary contexts (_#k > _#n, _#s) correlated with neutralization patterns in similar word-internal contexts.
- The salience of VC transitions in different vowel contexts (a_ > u_ > i_) showed little correlation with neutralization.
- Partial support for the 'licensing by cue' hypothesis was found, with specific cues demonstrating relevance.
Conclusions:
- Acoustic cue salience, particularly releases, plays a role in phonological contrast neutralization.
- The hypothesis is partially supported, but the relevance of specific cues varies.
- Phonetic cues interact with phonology in ways more complex than initially predicted by the 'licensing by cue' model.
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