Laryngeal behavior in voiceless words and sentences: a photoelectroglottographic study

Rachid Ridouane (1) , Phil Hoole (2) , Susanne Fuchs (3)

1 LPP - LPP - Laboratoire de Phonétique et Phonologie - UMR 7018
2 Institut für Phonetik und Sprachliche Kommunikation
3 ZAS - Zentrum für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft [Berlin]

An important challenge in the study of speech
production is to gain theoretical understanding of
how laryngeal and supralaryngeal movements are
coordinated, and to determine which factors
influence this coordination. This study investigates
how these movements are coordinated during the
production of completely voiceless words and
sentences in Tashlhiyt Berber. Results show that
the glottis does not simply remain open but that
glottal aperture is continuously modulated in a
manner that can be related quite systematically to
the phonetic nature of the segments present in the
sequence.

Mots clés: Gestural aggregation; laryngeal<br />gestures; voiceless words

Domaines: Linguistique

Rachid Ridouane, Phil Hoole, Susanne Fuchs. Laryngeal behavior in voiceless words and sentences: a photoelectroglottographic study. International Congress of Phonetic sciences, 2007, Germany. pp.2049-2052. ⟨halshs-00384949⟩