Distinct acoustic properties pattern differently in a sound change in progress in Hong Kong Cantonese

IF 0.8 3区 文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
John M. Culnan, S. Yiu
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Abstract

Previous work on Hong Kong Cantonese has reported evidence of an incomplete neutralization between the labialized velar /kʷ/ and plain velar /k/, where both may be produced as a plain velar [k] before /ɔ/, although non-neutralized forms are also produced to some extent for some speakers (Bauer 1982, Zee 1999, To, Mcleod & Cheung 2015). The present study examines this phenomenon acoustically, and evaluates to what extent the properties of labialization are present in the neutralizing environment. Fourteen native speakers of Hong Kong Cantonese were recorded in a production experiment; these recordings were analyzed by examining formant values, duration, and rise time of intensity for vowels following target segments. Results reveal that while many acoustic differences between /kʷ/ and /k/ are maintained in the neutralizing environment, these speakers neutralize F3 and duration measures. Patterns of variation furthermore suggest that speakers utilize these acoustic properties differently, indicating greater degrees of (incomplete) neutralization for some speakers than others.
香港广东话在声音变化过程中的不同声学特性模式
先前关于香港广东话的研究报告了唇状velar/kʷ/和普通velar/k/之间不完全中和的证据,其中两者都可能在/Ş/之前产生为普通velar[k],尽管在某种程度上也为一些说话者产生了非中性形式(Bauer 1982,Zee 1999,to,Mcleod&Cheung 2015)。本研究从声学角度考察了这一现象,并评估了在中和环境中嘴唇化的特性在多大程度上存在。在生产实验中记录了14位以香港广东话为母语的人;通过检查目标段后元音的共振峰值、持续时间和强度上升时间来分析这些记录。结果表明,尽管/kʷ/和/k/之间的许多声学差异在中和环境中保持不变,但这些扬声器中和了F3和持续时间测量。变化模式进一步表明,扬声器以不同的方式利用这些声学特性,这表明某些扬声器比其他扬声器具有更大程度的(不完全)中和。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of the International Phonetic Association (JIPA) is a forum for work in the fields of phonetic theory and description. As well as including papers on laboratory phonetics/phonology and related topics, the journal encourages submissions on practical applications of phonetics to areas such as phonetics teaching and speech therapy, as well as the analysis of speech phenomena in relation to computer speech processing. It is especially concerned with the theory behind the International Phonetic Alphabet and discussions of the use of symbols for illustrating the phonetic structures of a wide variety of languages. JIPA now publishes online audio files to supplement written articles Published for the International Phonetic Association
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