Khoj, Institute of Punjabi and Cultural Studies, PU - Lahore

کھوج

Institute of Punjabi & Cultural Studies, Punjab University, Lahore
ISSN (print): 1992-6545
ISSN (online): 1992-6545
Abstract

This paper examines the acoustics properties (VOT, closing duration) of Punjabi plosives spoken by the Punjabi speakers in Lahore. The 13 Punjabi plosives (bilabial, dental, retroflex, velar, and uvular) were recorded by five Punjabi speakers in a silent context. The results show that the velar plosive /k/ has the longest VOT while that of the bilabial has the shortest. As for the closure duration, the phoneme /t/ has the longest closure duration while that of the alveolar voiced /d/ has the shortest. Furthermore, like English stop, the VOT slightly increases as we go further back regarding the place of articulation. The VOT of the aspirated stops is longer than that of the unaspirated stops. It further suggests that longer the contact between the articulators, longer is the VOT of the phoneme.

 

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Type: Article
Volume: 42
Issue: 1
Language: English
Id: 6453907a78b86
Pages 35 - 46
Discipline: Y
Published November 25, 2022

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