Categorising vocalisation of English /l/ using EPG, EMA and ultrasound.
Citation
Wrench, A. & Scobbie, J. (2003) Categorising vocalisation of English /l/ using EPG, EMA and ultrasound., Proceedings of the 6th International Seminar on Speech Production, , , pp. 314-319,
Abstract
ABSTRACT: We consider allophonic and speaker-specific variation in the alveolar gestures
found in vocalised and consonantal /l/. EMA or ultrasound give tongue position data and EPG
gives simultaneous alveolar contact data. We find systematic vocalisation with interspeaker
variation in the prosodic distribution of these vocalised forms. The data suggest some allophonic
variation is subtle, continuous and gradient, while some is more categorical.