Essays about: "vowel and consonant"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words vowel and consonant.
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1. Swansong of the diphthong : Runic inscription orthography in 11th century Östergötland
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : The orthography of Östergötland’s 11th century runic inscriptions varies widely, in part due to the lack of spelling norms at the time. This thesis seeks to identify other causes for the observed variation, based on the frequency and distribution of aspects of inscription orthography. READ MORE
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2. Anticipatory vowel-to-consonant coarticulation of Swedish voiceless fricatives [s], [ɕ] and [ɧ]
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för fonetikAbstract : In this thesis, anticipatory vowel-to-consonant coarticulation of Swedish fricatives [s], [ɕ], and [ɧ] was examined in isolated words and connected speech. 10 women and 10 men participated in the study, performing a production test where fricative-initial, real words were read as isolated words and in sentences. READ MORE
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3. IS EAR DIRECTION OR INTEGRATED PERCEIVED DIRECTION DOMINANT FOR SPEECH PERCEPTION? Head rotation effects on the right ear advantage
University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologiAbstract : There is a well-documented asymmetry in speech perception, known as the right ear advantage (REA), where speech sounds are better recognised when coming from the right than from the left. This asymmetry is sensitive to multisensory integration, as seen in José Morais’ ventriloquism study. READ MORE
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4. Phonological features of Yazghulami : A field study
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistikAbstract : Yazghulami is a South-East Iranian language spoken in the Pamir area of Tajikistan by about 9000 people. This study gives an account of the phonology of the language by describing contrastive segments and their distribution and realizations, as well as describing suprasegmental features such as syllable structure and stress patterns. READ MORE
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5. The morphological integration of loanwords into Modern Standard Arabic
University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskapAbstract : This thesis explores the morphological integration of Standard Average European (SAE) words into Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). The topic constitutes a challenge insofar as SAE and MSA are typologically very different, and integration of words from SAE into MSA should therefore be generally difficult. READ MORE
