scholarly journals Stiffness and articulatory overlap in Moroccan Arabic consonant clusters

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Kevin D. Roon ◽  
Philip Hoole ◽  
Chakir Zeroual ◽  
Shihao Du ◽  
Adamantios I. Gafos
Keyword(s):  
Consonant Clusters ◽  
Moroccan Arabic

scholarly journals Dynamic invariance in the phonetic expression of syllable structure: a case study of Moroccan Arabic consonant clusters

Phonology ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 455-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason A. Shaw ◽  
Adamantios I. Gafos ◽  
Philip Hoole ◽  
Chakir Zeroual
Keyword(s):  
Syllable Structure ◽  
Consonant Clusters ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Electromagnetic Articulography ◽  
Moroccan Arabic

We asked whether invariant phonetic indices for syllable structure can be identified in a language where word-initial consonant clusters, regardless of their sonority profile, are claimed to be parsed heterosyllabically. Four speakers of Moroccan Arabic were recorded, using Electromagnetic Articulography. Pursuing previous work, we employed temporal diagnostics for syllable structure, consisting of static correspondences between any given phonological organisation and its presumed phonetic indices. We show that such correspondences offer only a partial understanding of the relation between syllabic organisation and continuous indices of that organisation. We analyse the failure of the diagnostics and put forth a new approach in which different phonological organisations prescribe different ways in which phonetic indices change as phonetic parameters are scaled. The main finding is that invariance is found in these patterns of change, rather than in static correspondences between phonological constructs and fixed values for their phonetic indices.

scholarly journals The Behavior and Representation of Geminate Consonants in Moroccan Arabic

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (14) ◽  
pp. 53-83
Author(s):  
Noamane A. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Consonant Clusters ◽  
Phonological Representations ◽  
Moroccan Arabic

The present paper explores the special behavior of geminate consonants in Moroccan Arabic vis-á-vis short consonants and consonant clusters. By way of comparison, it is shown that geminates exhibit properties that are reminiscent of both unit structures and cluster structures. In particular, we reveal that geminates in MA demonstrate an inconsistent behavior in relation to the process of schwa epenthesis. In this context, we ask whether geminates get split up in MA, and when and how that happens. In order to characterize the patterning of geminates in MA, different phonological representations of geminates are examined against the variable behavior of geminates. On this basis, it is eventually suggested that geminates should be depicted as two root nodes that are underlyingly associated with a mora at the prosodic level.

scholarly journals Temporal Coordination and Sonority of Jazani Arabic Word-Initial Clusters

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Q. Ruthan ◽  
Karthik Durvasula ◽  
Yen-Hwei Lin
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Pattern ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Syllable Structure ◽  
Consonant Clusters ◽  
Acoustic Measurements ◽  
Temporal Coordination ◽  
Arabic Word ◽  
Moroccan Arabic ◽  
Target Words

Previous research on the organization of syllable-structure, relying on the timing of the articulators suggests that though both English and Moroccan Arabic have word-initial consonant clusters, Moroccan Arabic does not have complex onsets, while English does (Browman and Goldstein, 1988; Byrd, 1995; Shaw et al., 2011). However, typically, such research employs expensive articulatory equipment. This limits the research to those who have access to such technology. Here, we advocate the use of the acoustic measurements with carefully selected stimuli. We conducted an experiment on 7 native speakers of Jazani Arabic, who produced 6 repetitions of 78 target words (34 real, 44 nonce), which varied in the number of onset consonant (C1, C2), and the sonority profiles. Similarly, to Moroccan Arabic, the results show that onset consonant alignments in Jazani Arabic are consistent with the simplex onset organization. Unlike Italian, the temporal pattern of Jazani Arabic remained the same, as simplex onsets across the sonority profiles. The study shows the effectiveness of acoustic measurements as a tool to understand syllabic organization, through studying the temporal co-ordination patterns.

Polish consonant clusters in the British mouth

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Radomski
Keyword(s):  
Consonant Clusters

scholarly journals School-Aged Children’s Production of /s/ and /r/ Consonant Clusters

2009 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 336-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharynne McLeod ◽  
Joanne Arciuli
Keyword(s):  
Consonant Clusters
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