Pharyngeal /h/ in Japanese

Authors

  • Noriko Yamane Dept. of Linguistics, University of British Columbia, 2613 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
  • Bryan Gick Dept. of Linguistics, University of British Columbia, 2613 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
  • Douglas Pulleyblank Dept. of Linguistics, University of British Columbia, 2613 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada

Keywords:

Individual choice, Multiple resolutions, Speech research, University of British Columbia

Abstract

A lingual ultrasound study that was conducted to test whether Japanese h shows evidence of an independent pharyngeal place of articulation is presented. Seven native speakers of standard Japanese participated in the experiment. All stimuli were pseudo words, phonologically and morphologically controlled. Recording was conducted in the Interdisciplinary Speech Research Laboratory at the University of British Columbia. Participants were trained to read all tokens with initial-accent at a natural rate. The possibility of multiple possible feature specifications as above may come from the phonetic ambiguity of h. It is classically dubbed as 'fricative,' implying it behaves like consonants, but could be 'glide.' Interestingly, although the multiple resolutions are available, the individual choice is found to be discrete and categorical.

Additional Files

Published

2011-09-01

How to Cite

1.
Yamane N, Gick B, Pulleyblank D. Pharyngeal /h/ in Japanese. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 2011 Sep. 1 [cited 2024 Oct. 8];39(3):174-5. Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/2467

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 3 (2011)

Section

Proceedings of the Acoustics Week in Canada

License

Author Licensing Addendum

This Licensing Addendum ("Addendum") is entered into between the undersigned Author(s) and Canadian Acoustics journal published by the Canadian Acoustical Association (hereinafter referred to as the "Publisher"). The Author(s) and the Publisher agree as follows:

  1. Retained Rights: The Author(s) retain(s) the following rights:

    • The right to reproduce, distribute, and publicly display the Work on the Author's personal website or the website of the Author's institution.
    • The right to use the Work in the Author's teaching activities and presentations.
    • The right to include the Work in a compilation for the Author's personal use, not for sale.

  2. Grant of License: The Author(s) grant(s) to the Publisher a worldwide exclusive license to publish, reproduce, distribute, and display the Work in Canadian Acoustics and any other formats and media deemed appropriate by the Publisher.

  3. Attribution: The Publisher agrees to include proper attribution to the Author(s) in all publications and reproductions of the Work.

  4. No Conflict: This Addendum is intended to be in harmony with, and not in conflict with, the terms and conditions of the original agreement entered into between the Author(s) and the Publisher.

  5. Copyright Clause: Copyright on articles is held by the Author(s). The corresponding Author has the right to grant on behalf of all Authors and does grant on behalf of all Authors, a worldwide exclusive license to the Publisher and its licensees in perpetuity, in all forms, formats, and media (whether known now or created in the future), including but not limited to the rights to publish, reproduce, distribute, display, store, translate, create adaptations, reprints, include within collections, and create summaries, extracts, and/or abstracts of the Contribution.

Most read articles by the same author(s)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 > >>