EPG Study of the Fricative Consonants [s] and [ʃ] in Uyghur

Aziz Ablimit; Aziza Abaidulla

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EPG Study of the Fricative Consonants [s] and [ʃ] in Uyghur

Aziz Ablimit, Aziza Abaidulla

Published in International Journal of Language and Linguistics (Volume 11, Issue 1)

Received: 7 September 2022 Accepted: 8 October 2022 Published: 31 January 2023

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Abstract

The principal aim of this investigation was to explore articulatory properties of two fricatives in Uyghur, in order to gain insight the differences of place of articulation and the influences of surrounding vowel. To this end, articulatory effects of adjacent vowel [a, i, u] were measured at four different time points in CV syllable. Linguopalatal contact patterns derived from electropalatographic recordings were used in this study. The articulatory mechanisms of sibilant fricatives /s/ and /ʃ/ in Uyghur were investigated in this paper, so as to find that /s/ was alveolar while /ʃ/ was alveopalatal in constriction place formed in oral cavity. In terms of coarticulatory effect of following vowel on the production of fricatives, the former was affected by rounded, back vowel/ u / while the latter was affected by front, high vowel/i/. In terms of front-back dimension, articulatory movement of both fricatives in alveolar region was most stable while it was vulnerable to articulatory effect of vowels in palatal region. In terms of different articulatory times (phases), the point of maximum contact was the most stable one for both fricatives.

Published in	International Journal of Language and Linguistics (Volume 11, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijll.20231101.12
Page(s)	6-11
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EPG, Fricative Consonants, Place of Articulation, Uyghur

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Aziz Ablimit, Aziza Abaidulla. EPG Study of the Fricative Consonants [s] and [ʃ] in Uyghur. Int J Lang Linguist. 2023;11(1):6-11. doi: 10.11648/j.ijll.20231101.12

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Aziz Ablimit

College of Chinese Literature and Language, Xinjiang University, Urumchi, China
Aziza Abaidulla

College of Chinese Literature and Language, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumchi, China

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