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Journal of the International Phonetic Association
|April 11, 2022
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Phonetic documentation varies, with the Sounds of the World's Languages (SOWL) project showing better coverage than other collections. Broader consensus on phonetic categories is needed for improved language documentation.

Area of Science:

  • Phonetics
  • Linguistics
  • Language Documentation

Background:

  • Phonetic documentation across languages shows significant variation in breadth and focus.
  • Existing documentation efforts often lack a standardized set of phonetic categories.
  • The Indo-European language family is disproportionately represented in phonetic studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the coverage of defined phonetic categories in major English-language phonetic documentation collections.
  • To identify commonly measured acoustic properties and areas for improvement in language documentation.
  • To advocate for a broader consensus on phonetic categories for more comprehensive language documentation.

Main Methods:

  • A survey of phonetic categories reported in three English-language collections: Illustrations of the IPA, Journal of Phonetics articles, and Ladefoged/Maddieson Sounds of the World's Languages (SOWL) project.

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  • Defined 23 phonetic categories across consonants, vowels, and suprasegmentals.
  • Examined four book-length studies for comparison.

    • Main Results:

    • Illustrations of the IPA and Journal of Phonetics articles showed limited coverage (12%) of the 23 assessed phonetic categories.
    • The SOWL project achieved higher average coverage (41%), with book-length studies reaching 49%.
    • Commonly measured acoustic properties were identified, but consensus on categories remains limited.

    Conclusions:

    • Current phonetic documentation practices vary in scope, with SOWL demonstrating more comprehensive coverage.
    • A need exists for broader consensus on phonetic categories to enhance the utility of language documentation.
    • Identified acoustic properties may serve as a foundation for future, more extensive phonetic documentation efforts.