Spirantization of /p t k/ in Sienese Italian and so-called semi-fricatives

Stevens, Mary und Hajek, John (2005): Spirantization of /p t k/ in Sienese Italian and so-called semi-fricatives. Interspeech 2005, Lissabon, 4. - 8. September 2005. INTERSPEECH, 6, 2005, Lissabon (ed.) , In: Proceedings of Interspeech 2005, Lissabon: pp. 2893-2897

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a first acoustic phonetic investigation into voiceless spirantization in the variety of Tuscan Italian spoken in Siena. Based on spontaneous speech data (6 speakers), we focus upon occurrences of a phonetic variant, previously referred to as a ‘semi-fricative’. Intermediate between a voiceless stop and a voiceless fricative, it is reported to occur in Pisan (e.g. [1], [2]) but not Florentine Italian (e.g. [3]).

• Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Other)
• Faculties: Languages and Literatures > Department 2 > Speech Science
• Subjects: 400 Language > 400 Language
• Place of Publication: Lissabon
• Language: English