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Velar–Vowel Coarticulation In A Virtual Target Model Of Stop Production, Stefan A. Frisch, Sylvie M. Wodzinski
Velar–Vowel Coarticulation In A Virtual Target Model Of Stop Production, Stefan A. Frisch, Sylvie M. Wodzinski
Communication Sciences and Disorders Faculty Publications
Velar–vowel coarticulation in English, resulting in so-called velar fronting in front vowel contexts, was studied using ultrasound imaging of the tongue during /k/ onsets of monosyllabic words with no coda or a labial coda. Ten native English speakers were recorded and analyzed. A variety of coarticulation patterns that often appear to contain small differences in typical closure location for similar vowels was found. An account of the coarticulation pattern is provided using a virtual target model of stop consonant production where there are two /k/ allophones in English, one for front vowels and one for non-front vowels. Small differences in …