Abstract
In this paper, we present pilot data from a small number of native speakers of Somali,
investigating the acoustic correlates of the tongue root and/or voice quality
feature relevant to vowel harmony in that language. We find statistically detectable
differences along the predicted acoustic dimensions (on the basis of previous articulatory
descriptions), and use Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) to extend classifications
to previously-uncategorized items. However, we find no clear evidence
that these differences are categorical or phonological.
investigating the acoustic correlates of the tongue root and/or voice quality
feature relevant to vowel harmony in that language. We find statistically detectable
differences along the predicted acoustic dimensions (on the basis of previous articulatory
descriptions), and use Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) to extend classifications
to previously-uncategorized items. However, we find no clear evidence
that these differences are categorical or phonological.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Theory and description in African Linguistics |
| Publisher | Language Science Press |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-96110-205-1 |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 2019 |