An ultrasound investigation into articulatory variation in American /r/ and /s/
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This ultrasound study investigates articulatory variability in American English /r/ and /s/ production in onset and coda position, and in the context of the vowels /a, i, o/. Variability both between and within participants is examined. Between speakers, our data support the position of Brunner et al.[2] that flatter palates are correlated with less articulatory variability. Within speaker, our data suggests that articulation of either /r/ or /s/ does not predict articulation of the other.
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