F₀ in the Production of Lenis and Fortis Plosives

K.J. Kohler

doi:10.1159/000261663

journal article Jul 01, 1982

F₀ in the Production of Lenis and Fortis Plosives

K.J. Kohler

Phonetica Vol. 39 No. 4-5 pp. 199-218 · Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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Abstract
The contribution of fundamental frequency (F₀) to the distinction between lenis and fortis plosives is investigated for German in monotone, falling, and rising pitch patterns. A larger F₀ drop is found in the stressed vowel before lenis, as against fortis, in disyllabic words with the contour high + fall. These F₀ differences do not have aerodynamic causes due to articulatory constraints on phonation but can be related to an active laryngeal control in two production patterns differing in overall articulatory effort and also resulting in an articulatory timing contrast. Hypotheses are formulated as regards the importance of this F₀ difference for perception, and with respect to the production and the perception of the lenis/fortis opposition along the F₀ parameter in English.

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Published: Jul 01, 1982
Vol/Issue: 39(4-5)
Pages: 199-218
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K.J. Kohler (1982). F₀ in the Production of Lenis and Fortis Plosives. Phonetica, 39(4-5), 199-218. https://doi.org/10.1159/000261663

F₀ in the Production of Lenis and Fortis Plosives

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