The actuation problem asks why a linguistic change occurs in a particular language at a
particular time and space. Responses to this problem are multifaceted. This review …

This study documents the relation between f0 and prevoicing in the production and
perception of plosive voicing in Afrikaans. Acoustic data show that Afrikaans speakers …

Sociophonetics focuses on the relationship between phonetic or phonological form on the
one hand, and social and regional factors on the other, working across fields as diverse as …

Multiple co-varying cues for a phonological contrast are often introduced by coarticulation,
and sound change occurs when their relative weighting shifts. The central issues for this …

Understanding the relation between speech production and perception is foundational to
phonetic theory, and is similarly central to theories of the phonetics of sound change. For …

Velum movement signals generated from real-time magnetic resonance imaging videos of
thirty-five German speakers were used to investigate the physiological conditions that might …

This study investigates the link between the perception and production in sound change in
progress, both at the regional and the individual level. Two devoicing processes showing …

Standard German distinguishes voiced (short-lag) and voiceless (long-lag) stops in domain-
initial and-medial position with VOT being the most important cue. This phonemic distinction …

Abstract Chrau, a South Bahnaric language of the Austroasiatic family spoken in South
Vietnam, has been described as having a voicing contrast in onset stops. However, a …

Different talkers speak differently, even within the same homogeneous group. These
differences lead to acoustic variability in speech, causing challenges for correct perception …