Co-occurrence Relationships between Half Voicing in Word Initial Voiced Plosives and Voicing/Nasalization in Word Medial Plosives : with a Focus on Kagoshima

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  • 語頭有声破裂音の半有声音化と語中有声化・鼻音化 : 鹿児島の分析を中心に
  • ゴトウ ユウセイ ハレツオン ノ ハン ユウセイオンカ ト ゴチュウ ユウセイカ ビオンカ カゴシマ ノ ブンセキ オ チュウシン ニ

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This study is concerned with the voice onset time (VOT) of the voiced plosives /b, d, g/ in word initial position, especially with the co-occurrence relationships between the half voicing (VOT taking plus value) of voiced plosives in word initial position and nasalization of voiced plosives or voicing of voiceless plosives in the word medial position. The data were collected from 20 residents of Kagoshima prefecture, and results were compared to those previously published for the Tohoku, Kitakanto, northeastern Nigata, Kanto and Shikoku regions. Additionally, the Kagoshima VOT type in word initial voiced plosives was studied. Results disprove the supposed co-occurrence between half voicing and nasalization/voicing. Also, they indicate that Kagoshima's VOT type is comparable to the "unified type for full voicing" found in Kanto and Shikoku, as well as to the "intermediate type" between the "unified type for full voicing" and the "unified type for slight voicing" found in Kitakanto and northeastern Nigata.

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