Gibbon, FionaCrampin, Lisa2018-06-292018-06-292001-03Gibbon, F.E. and Crampin, L.B. (2001) ‘An electropalatographic investigation of middorsum palatal stops in an adult with repaired cleft palate’, The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 38(2), pp. 96–105. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1597/1545-1569_2001_038_0096_aeiomp_2.0.co_2.ISSN: 1055-6656 Online ISSN: 1545-1569https://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/2306https://doi.org/10.1597/1545-1569_2001_038_0096_aeiomp_2.0.co_2Objective: Middorsum palatal stops are compensatory articulations that occur relatively frequently in cleft palate speech. This study used electropalatographic (EPG) and acoustic data to investigate /t/ and /k/ targets produced as middorsum palatal stops ([c]) by an adult with an articulation disorder associated with a repaired cleft palate. Results: Two novel observations were made from the instrumental data. First, although /t/ and /k/ targets were judged by phonetically trained listeners as homophonous (i.e., both produced as [c]), the EPG data revealed that the place of articulation for the [c] produced for /t/ was more anterior than the place of articulation for the [c] produced for /k/. Second, production of palatal stops involved lateral release followed by a variable period of lateral friction. Measurements made from the instrumental data quantified the temporal extent of lateral friction during the aspiration period. Conclusions: These observations merit further systematic investigation in cleft palate speech, and the procedures reported in this study are considered appropriate for such future research.96-105Articulation DisorderCleft PalateElectropalatographyMiddorsum Palatal Stoparticlehttp://doi: 10.1597/1545-1569(2001)038<0096:AEIOMP>2.0.CO;2