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Articulating five liquids: a single speaker ultrasound study of Malayalam
We investigate the lingual shapes of the five liquid phonemes of Malayalam: two rhotics, two laterals and a more problematic 5 th liquid. Ultrasound is used to image the mid-sagittal tongue surface, mainly in an intervocalic within-word /a__a/ context. The dark retroflex lateral and trill have a ret...
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| Summary: | We investigate the lingual shapes of the five liquid phonemes of
Malayalam: two rhotics, two laterals and a more problematic 5 th
liquid. Ultrasound is used to image the mid-sagittal tongue
surface, mainly in an intervocalic within-word /a__a/ context. The
dark retroflex lateral and trill have a retracted tongue root and
lowered tongue dorsum, while the three other clear liquids show
advanced tongue root and dorsal raising. The 5 th liquid is post-
alveolar and laminal. Some additional data from an /a__i/ context
is considered: the liquids are slightly clearer before /i/: all have a
slightly advanced tongue root, and all bar the trill show
palatalization. Dynamically, the trill and retroflex lateral have a
very stable tongue root in /a__a/, and the 5 th liquid has unusual
anterior kinematic properties which require further investigation. |
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