From a phonological point of view, four glides (or approximants) exist in Italian: /j/, /w/, [i̯ ] and [u ̯ ] . Glides still raise a lot of questions, from the definition of the necessary and sufficient features for their identification (Chitoran, Nevins, 2008), to their characterization at the acoustic and articulatory levels of speech production (Gick, 2003). In this paper, in order to describe the articulatory features of Italian glides, we analyzed the kinematics of both consonantal and vocalic gestures involved in the production of /j/ and /w/, by using 3D electromagnetic articulography (EMA; Carstens Medizinelektronik GmbH). The results show similar articulatory features for both glides in the way they differentiate themselves from corresponding vowels [i] and [u].
Consonantal and vocalic gestures in the articulation of italian glides /j/ and /w/ at different syllable positions / Ciaurelli, Lorenzo; Namasivay, Aravind; Tisato, Graziano; van Lieshout, Pascal; Zmarich, Claudio. - ELETTRONICO. - (2016). (Intervento presentato al convegno AISV 2016 - La fonetica sperimentale nell’insegnamento e nell’apprendimento delle lingue straniere tenutosi a Salerno - Campus di Fisciano nel 27-29/01/2016).
Consonantal and vocalic gestures in the articulation of italian glides /j/ and /w/ at different syllable positions
Ciaurelli, LorenzoPrimo
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2016
Abstract
From a phonological point of view, four glides (or approximants) exist in Italian: /j/, /w/, [i̯ ] and [u ̯ ] . Glides still raise a lot of questions, from the definition of the necessary and sufficient features for their identification (Chitoran, Nevins, 2008), to their characterization at the acoustic and articulatory levels of speech production (Gick, 2003). In this paper, in order to describe the articulatory features of Italian glides, we analyzed the kinematics of both consonantal and vocalic gestures involved in the production of /j/ and /w/, by using 3D electromagnetic articulography (EMA; Carstens Medizinelektronik GmbH). The results show similar articulatory features for both glides in the way they differentiate themselves from corresponding vowels [i] and [u].I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.