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Double articulations in some Mangbutu-Efe languages

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2009

Didier Demolin  and
Alain Soquet
Didier Demolin
Affiliation:
Phonology Laboratory, Université Libre de Bruxelles50 av. F.D. Roosevelt, CP 175, B-1050 Brussels, [email protected]
Alain Soquet
Affiliation:
Phonology Laboratory, Université Libre de Bruxelles50 av. F.D. Roosevelt, CP 175, B-1050 Brussels, [email protected]
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This paper examines double articulations in three African languages, Mamvu, Lese and Efe, all belonging to the Central Sudanic language family. The phonetic inventory of these languages exhibits some very interesting facts, among which the most striking are voiceless labial velar stops with double bursts, and a labial uvular stop which shows the combination of a voiceless and a voiced part in the same consonant. Acoustic and aerodynamic measurements describing the production of these sounds are presented.

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Journal of the International Phonetic Association , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , December 1999 , pp. 143 - 154
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Copyright © Journal of the International Phonetic Association 1999

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