Essays about: "voiced fricatives"

Found 2 essays containing the words voiced fricatives.

1. 1. HVAÐ ER LETI? A PHONETIC ANALYSIS OF LENITION IN MODERN, COLLOQUIAL ICELANDIC

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Caroline Brekkan; [2022]
   Keywords : Lenition; Icelandic; colloquial speech; Optimality Theory OT ; voiced fricatives;

   Abstract : The phonological phenomenon of lenition has typically been associated with laziness in pronunciation. The aim of this study was to look deeper into this ‘laziness’ to examine and analyze instances of lenition in colloquial Icelandic on modern speech. READ MORE

3. 2. Study-abroad in an L3 environment : A study of the development or oral proficiency in speech rate and pronunciation of dental fricatives

   University essay from Engelska institutionen

   Author : Sofia Solensten; [2009]
   Keywords : Fluency; speech rate; ratio of pauses to words; pronunciation.;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to find out whether students participating in a study-abroad program for one and two terms improve their oral proficiency in speech rate and pronunciation of voiced and unvoiced dental fricatives. The participants consist of French, German and Spanish speaking students housed in an L3 environment and interacting with primarily L2 and bilingual speakers. READ MORE