The acoustic correlates of quantity in Inari Saami

Publication date: January 2019Source: Journal of Phonetics, Volume 72Author(s): Helen Türk, Pärtel Lippus, Karl Pajusalu, Pire TerasAbstractThis paper studies the phonetic realisation of the ternary length opposition of consonants in Inari Saami disyllabic feet focussing on the distinction between half-long and long geminates. Inari Saami is compared with other Saami and Finnic languages. Segmental durations, fundamental frequency and intensity are analysed. The results show a three-way distinction in consonant duration most robustly after a short stressed syllable vowel. In the case of a long stressed syllable vowel there is no difference between half-long and long geminates. In all of the analysed word structures, segments are inversely related to each other, as with an increase in con...

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