THE SENSITIVITY OF INTRAORAL PRESSURE IN CONSONANTS AND CONSONANT CLUSTERS TO FOLLOWING VOWEL CONTEXT IN GERMAN

Laura Koenig1 & Susanne Fuchs2
1Haskins Labs and Long Island University, Brooklyn; 2Center for General Linguistics (ZAS) Berlin

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Most studies of intraoral pressure (IOP) variation have focused on consonantal voicing, place, and manner, but indirect data suggest that IOP during consonants may also show coarticulatory effects due to surrounding vowels. Here, we explore how IOP varies in consonants and consonant clusters of two German speakers depending on the following vowel (/i, I/ vs. /A/). Our data suggest that IOP varies consistently with vowel context, particularly with respect to the duration of the IOP pulse. Comparison with simultaneously-recorded EPG data indicate that the IOP results reflect longer articulatory contact time in the high vowel context.