F1/F2 targets for Finnish single vs. double vowels
Citation
Nakai, S., Suomi, K. & Wrench, A. (2015) F1/F2 targets for Finnish single vs. double vowels, Proceedings of the 18th ICPhS, Glasgow, , , ,
Abstract
This paper explores the reason why Finnish single
(short) vowels tend to occupy less peripheral
positions in the F1/F2 vowel space compared to their
double (long) counterparts. The results of two
production studies suggest that the less extreme
vowel quality of single vowels is best described as
arising from undershoot of articulatory/acoustic
targets due to their short durations, assuming single,
context-free targets for phonemes.