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Which syllable does an intervocalic stop belong to? A selective adaptation study.

A G Samuel, D Kat, V C Tartter

    The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
    |December 1, 1984
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    Intervocalic stop consonants in speech perception are treated more like syllable beginnings than endings. This suggests the perceptual system often segments vowel-consonant-vowel (VCV) utterances into V-CV, influencing speech models.

    Area of Science:

    • Phonetics and Phonology
    • Speech Perception
    • Psychoacoustics

    Background:

    • The perception of intervocalic consonants is crucial for understanding speech segmentation.
    • Syllable structure plays a significant role in how speech sounds are processed.
    • Previous models offer varying perspectives on consonant placement within syllables.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the perceptual role of intervocalic stop consonants.
    • To determine if these consonants are perceived as syllable-final or syllable-initial.
    • To refine models of speech perception and syllable processing.

    Main Methods:

    • Conducted three selective adaptation experiments.
    • Utilized psychoacoustic methods to measure perceptual effects.

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  • Analyzed adaptation and non-adaptation patterns of intervocalic stops.

    • Main Results:

    • Intervocalic stop consonants showed adaptation patterns more characteristic of syllable-initial consonants.
    • Noneffects also indicated a distinction from syllable-final consonants.
    • The consonant in VCV sequences is perceived differently than in VC or CV sequences.

    Conclusions:

    • Speech perception treats intervocalic stops primarily as syllable-initial.
    • The perceptual system may segment VCV utterances as V-CV.
    • These findings clarify and add complexity to the role of the syllable in speech perception models.