On the Acoustics of Emphasis in Central Mount Lebanon Lebanese

IF 0.3 4区 社会学 0 ASIAN STUDIES
Georges Sakr
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Abstract This paper presents a study of emphasis in an attempt to determine its acoustic correlates in Central Mount Lebanon Lebanese Arabic (CMLL), an urban colloquial variety of Arabic spoken in Lebanon. Several analyses of emphasis exist in the literature, which largely focus on neighbouring vowels and either investigate, or make use of, a link between F2 lowering and emphasis. This study, based on acoustic data from 11 speakers, considers various possible consonantal as well as vocalic correlates. The vocalic analyses make use of statistical modelling in linear mixed effects, and generalised additive mixed modelling. This study finds significant F2 lowering in vowels preceding the emphatic voiceless sibilant /ṣ/. It argues that, in terms of the acoustics, emphasis is a vocalic rather than consonantal phenomenon, and that, in CMLL, the phonological feature ‘emphasis’ is consonantal, but is realized phonetically as a colouration of the adjacent vowels.
论黎巴嫩中部山区的重音声学
摘要本文提出了一项研究,试图确定其在黎巴嫩中部山区黎巴嫩阿拉伯语(CMLL)的声学相关性,黎巴嫩阿拉伯语是黎巴嫩城市口语的一个品种。文献中存在一些关于重音的分析,它们主要集中在相邻的元音上,要么调查,要么利用F2降调和重音之间的联系。这项研究基于11位说话者的声学数据,考虑了各种可能的辅音和声乐相关。声乐分析利用了线性混合效应的统计模型和广义加性混合模型。这项研究发现,在重读的无音音节/ /之前的元音有明显的F2降低。它认为,就声学而言,强调是一种声乐现象而不是辅音现象,而且,在cml中,音韵学特征“强调”是辅音的,但在语音上是通过相邻元音的着色来实现的。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Semitic Studies was established in 1955 and since then has built up a reputation as one of the leading international academic journals in its field. Semitic Studies has always been understood by the editors to include the modern as well as the ancient Near (Middle) East, with special emphasis on research into the languages and literatures of the area. The editors continue to maintain the policy of ensuring that each volume contains items of interest to Orientalists and Biblical Scholars. Extensive reviews of selected books, as well as general review notices, remain a feature of the Journal.
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