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AuthorAl-Mazrouei, Aisha
AuthorNegm, Aisha
AuthorKulikov, Vladimir
Available date2023-10-10T05:55:58Z
Publication Date2023
Publication NameJournal of the International Phonetic Association
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025100323000117
CitationAl-Mazrouei, A., Negm, A., & Kulikov, V. (2023). The vowel system of Qatari Arabic: Evidence for peripheral/non-peripheral distinction between long and short vowels. Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 1-19. doi:10.1017/S0025100323000117
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/48382
AbstractArabic has a vowel system with three long and three short monophthongs. One of the parameters that accounts for qualitative differences between long and short vowels across languages is tenseness/laxness of vowels located on the peripheral/non-peripheral tracks in the vowel space. The present study investigates acoustical cues (F1, F2, and dura tion) of vowels using the data obtained from 21 speakers of Qatari Arabic. The vowels were produced in four phonetic contexts: labial, alveolar, uvular, and pharyngeal. The results revealed considerable qualitative differences between long and short vowels. The long vowels were articulated at the periphery of vowel space; the short vowels occupied more centralized positions. The co-articulatory effect of the preceding consonant was more prominent in short vowels. Short high vowels /i u/ were lowered toward the mid position; short low /a/ was fronted; long low /a˘/ was retracted and raised. The findings suggest that short vowels in Qatari Arabic are lax and non-peripheral.
Languageen
PublisherCambridge University Press
Subjectacoustic phonetics
peripheral and non-peripheral vowels
Qatari Arabic
TitleThe vowel system of Qatari Arabic: Evidence for peripheral/non-peripheral distinction between long and short vowels
TypeArticle
Pagination1-19
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