Lingual ultrasound imaging is essential in linguistic research and speech recognition. It has
been used widely in different applications as visual feedback to enhance language learning …

This article introduces micro‐prosody as the study of the duration and timing of speech
events. We present a descriptive framework, formalising micro‐prosody in terms of gestural …

The present paper investigates articulatory and acoustic variation in Polish palatalised
retroflex sibilants compared with their plain counterparts. It tests the hypothesis advanced by …

Secondary articulations like palatalization and velarization are used contrastively to
distinguish phonemes and word meanings in a number of languages. Cross-linguistically …

This dissertation investigates the interaction between phonetic change, representational
change, and contrast formation. Sound changes do not usually affect the number of …

Diphthong vowels exhibit a degree of inherent dynamic change, the extent of which can vary
synchronically and diachronically, such that diphthong vowels can become monophthongs …

Highlights•Analysis of spectral variation in fricatives showing labial-velar merger.•Center of
Gravity for [f] lowered by posterior rimes, especially [oŋ].•Center of Gravity for [x] raised by …

The coordination of gestures in consonant clusters differs across languages and hence must
be a learned aspect of linguistic knowledge. Precisely pinning down the coordination …

In this article, we probe the timing relationship in CV sequences. To do so, we develop a
new technique that is sensitive to the distinction between proportional lag relationships and …

While both French and Spanish have complex onsets, the languages differ in the variety and
distribution of clusters allowed as well as in the realization of voiced stops. The present …