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Electropalatography data from Central Arrernte: A comparison of the new Articulate palate with the standard Reading palate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2011

Marija Tabain
Marija Tabain*
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La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia [email protected]
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Abstract

This paper presents electropalatography (EPG) data from two female speakers of Central Arrernte, a language with six places of articulation, including four coronal contrasts. Both speakers were recorded reading the same list of words using two different types of artificial palate: the standard Reading palate, and the new Articulate palate. Data are presented from seventeen lingual consonants of this language. It is suggested that since the Articulate palate provides more coverage of the velar and dental regions, it may be able to better capture the crucial laminal and apical distinctions that exist in Australian languages such as Central Arrernte. However, caution is advised in interpreting the results from the two different types of artificial palate, since for many consonants, palatograms as well as values for standard analysis measures differ greatly between the two palate types.

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Journal of the International Phonetic Association , Volume 41 , Issue 3 , December 2011 , pp. 343 - 367
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Copyright © International Phonetic Association 2011

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