Articulatory constraints and coronal stops: an EPG study
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This study explores articulatory and coarticulatory properties of the coronal stop articulations [ , , ] in Japanese, using the technique of electropalatography (EPG). We examine the spatiotemporal characteristics of linguopalatal contact patterns, closure duration, and intergestural coordination, relating them to factors of the articulatory control mechanisms. The results bear on issues in models of lingual articulation, the concept of articulatory constraints and phonological feature specifications.
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