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Nasal airflow in French spontaneous speech

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2002

Patricia Basset ,
Angélique Amelot ,
Jacqueline Vaissière  and
Bernard Roubeau
Patricia Basset
Affiliation:
Institut de linguistique et de phonétique générales et appliquées, Paris, CNRS UMR7018 [email protected]
Angélique Amelot
Affiliation:
Institut de linguistique et de phonétique générales et appliquées, Paris, CNRS UMR7018
Jacqueline Vaissière
Affiliation:
Institut de linguistique et de phonétique générales et appliquées, Paris, CNRS UMR7018
Bernard Roubeau
Affiliation:
Hôpital Tenon, Paris
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Abstract

The goal of this paper is to compare the degree of anticipatory and carryover phenomena in the behaviour of the velum during the production of French spontaneous speech, and to compare the data with the same speech material, but read. Airflows through the nose and the mouth were taken as an indirect indication of the velum behaviour. French is a language of special interest because there is a phonological contrast between oral and nasal vowels. The results show a tendency for nasal airflow to start before the nasal and a strong propensity to spread after the nasal. No differences could be established between speaking styles (spontaneous vs. read speech) regarding nasal airflow anticipation and carryover.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the International Phonetic Association , Volume 31 , Issue 1 , June 2001 , pp. 87 - 99
Copyright
© 2001 International Phonetic Association

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