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The role of voice onset time (VOT) and post-stop fundamental frequency (F0) in the perception of Tohoku Japanese stops*
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Tohoku Japanese is known to have voiced stops without pre-voicing in word-initial position, whereas traditional or conservative Japanese has voiced stops with pre-voicing in the same position. One problem with this devoicing of voiced stops is that it affects the distinction between voiced and voiceless stops because their voice onset time (VOT) values overlap. Previous studies have confirmed that Tohoku speakers use post-stop fundamental frequency (F0) as an acoustic cue along with VOT to avoid overlap. However, the role of post-stop F0 as a perceptual cue in this region has barely been investigated. Therefore, this study explored the role of post-stop F0 in stop voicing perception along with VOT. Several perception tests were conducted using resynthesized stimuli, which were manipulated along a VOT continuum orthogonal to an F0 continuum. The results showed no significant regional difference (Tohoku vs. Chubu) for nonsense words (/ta-da/). However, for meaningful words (/pari/ ‘Paris’ vs. /bari/ ‘Bali,’ /piza/ ‘pizza’ vs. /biza/ ‘visa’), a significant word effect was found, and it was confirmed that some listeners utilized the post-stop F0 more consistently and steadily than others. Based on these results, we discuss innovative listeners who may lead the change in the perception of stop voicing.
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- Authors
- Byun, H.-G.
- Affiliations
- Akita International University (JP)
- Corresponding author
- Byun, Hi-Gyung
- Venue
- Phonetics and Speech Sciences
- Published
- 2023-03
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 35-45
- ISSN
- 2005-8063 (ISSN-L)
- 2586-5854
- OpenAlex
- W4365143112
- Cited by
- 2
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1
- FWCI
- 0.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Phonetics and Speech Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Funders
- JSPS KAKENHI (JP19K00634, JP20K00642)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Phonetics and Phonology Research
- Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Linguistic Variation and Morphology
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › Voice and Speech Disorders
- Keywords
- voiced stops, voice onset time, devoicing, acoustic cues, regional variation
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