Objective: The goal of this paper is to assess the validity of various metrics developed to
characterize tongue shapes and positions collected through ultrasound imaging in …

This paper investigates the phonetic correlates of syllable structure, focusing on syllabic
consonants. Cross-linguistically, syllables containing consonantal nuclei are often subject to …

Russian maintains a contrast between non-palatalized and palatalized trills that has been
lost in most Slavic languages. This research investigates the phonetic expression of this …

We investigate the lingual shapes of the five liquid phonemes of Malayalam: two rhotics, two
laterals and a more problematic 5th liquid. Ultrasound is used to image the midsagittal …

This article aims to understand the development of diachronic asymmetries in phonological
systems by evaluating the variability stability of synchronic contrasts. We focus on sonorant …

Simulation accounts of speech perception posit that speech is covertly imitated to support
perception in a top-down manner. Behaviourally, covert imitation is measured through the …

Understanding the development of spoken language in young children has become
increasingly important for advancing basic theories of language acquisition and for clinical …

Much progress has been made in the last 200 years with regard to understanding the origins
and mechanisms of sound change. It is hypothesized that many sound changes originate in …

This thesis aims to describe the auditory and acoustic characteristics of the rhotics in
Malayalam. There is disagreement in the limited literature that exists on the language …

Two of the major problems with rhotics are:(1) rhotics, unlike most other classes, are highly
resistant to secondary palatalization, and (2) acoustic cues for rhotics as a class have been …