Abstract
Ngkolmpu (Yam, Papuan) has phonetic prenasalised
voiceless stops as phonemic segments. Phonetically,
these are characterised by a period of nasalisation
which ceases before the release of the consonant.
This is followed by a period of clear voicelessness
before the commencement of voicing again in the
following segment. The voice onset time of prenasalised stops is comparable to those of standard
voiceless stops. Phonemically, these are single segments which contrast with voiceless stops at each
place of articulation. We can see from phonotactic
evidence that these are single segments. Segments
of this type are a typological rarity in the worlds languages which is expected given the complexity of
the articulatory gestures required to produce.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Event | 9th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences - Melbourne Duration: 1 Jan 2019 → … |
Conference
Conference | 9th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences |
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Period | 1/01/19 → … |