In the past two decades, variation has received a lot of attention in mainstream generative
phonology, and several different models have been developed to account for variable …

In this dissertation I propose a rank-ordering model of EVAL. This model differs from classic
OT as follows: In classic OT, EVAL distinguishes the best candidate from the losers, but does …

This experiment tested whether locus equation coefficients, slope, and y-intercept could
serve as indices of place of articulation for obstruents sharing the same place of articulation …

We examined the possible relevance of locus equations to human production and
perception of stop consonants. The orderly output constraint (OOC) of Sussman, Frachter …

As members of a specific speech community, we are exposed to massive amounts of oral
speech every day: a continuous chain which we can in general very easily decompose into …

Identification curves were estimated for the English consonants/b, d, g/using five-formant CV
synthetic stimuli comprehensively sampling the F2 onset–F2 vowel acoustic space in the …

Phonological variation is conditioned by both grammatical and non-grammatical factors.
Nearly all models of variation in phonological theory are exclusively grammatical, and do not …

Using electropalatographic (EPG) data, the following hypothesis is tested: the slope value
generated by a locus equation (LE) analysis of the F 2 transition in CV syllables is an …

A proposed computational model that dynamically tracks and predicts changes in spectral
shapes was verified in both psychophysical experiments and engineering applications. The …

In the past two decades, variation has received a lot of attention in mainstream generative
phonology, and several different models have been developed to account for variable …