scholarly journals Training of vowel length contrast in Japanese by Korean listeners. -Effects of an isolated word context and speaking rates variation-

2011 ◽  
Vol null (52) ◽  
pp. 87-104
Author(s):  
선우미 ◽  
Kato Hiroaki ◽  
Sagisaka Yoshinori ◽  
Tajima Keiichi
Keyword(s):  
Vowel Length ◽  
Word Context ◽  
Isolated Word

Final Consonant Deletion in African American Children Speaking Black English

1993 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Moran
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Black English ◽  
African American Children ◽  
Vowel Length ◽  
Minimal Pairs ◽  
Speech Evaluation ◽  
American Children

The purpose of this study was to determine whether African American children who delete final consonants mark the presence of those consonants in a manner that might be overlooked in a typical speech evaluation. Using elicited sentences from 10 African American children from 4 to 9 years of age, two studies were conducted. First, vowel length was determined for minimal pairs in which final consonants were deleted. Second, listeners who identified final consonant deletions in the speech of the children were provided training in narrow transcription and reviewed the elicited sentences a second time. Results indicated that the children produced longer vowels preceding "deleted" voiced final consonants, and listeners perceived fewer deletions following training in narrow transcription. The results suggest that these children had knowledge of the final consonants perceived to be deleted. Implications for assessment and intervention are discussed.

The fāṣila in the Qur'an: Word, Context and Meaning

1999 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 264-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Mukhtar Omar
Keyword(s):  
Rhythmic Structure ◽  
Word Context ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Apparent Similarity ◽  
Narrative Account

Fāsila is a termed used to denote the last word in each Qur'anic āya. In this article, we explore this Qur'anic usage, examining in particular the connection between the choice of word, its semantic and rhythmic role in its immediate context, and its wider signification in the narrative. Previous writers on the subject drew attention to the apparent similarity between the fāṣila and the rhythmic schemes of poetry and rhyming prose. We argue that tire fāṣila, while certainly playing a role in the rhythmic structure of the text, has a wider significance, and that an examination of each occurrence underlines the organic connection between the ‘content’ of each sentence and its fāṣila. In a number of instances, it can be shown that the fāṣila and the rhythmic and semantic demands of the narrative account for differences between standard usage and the Qur'anic text. We discuss a number of specific instances of fāṣila, and, examine these in the light of the views of classical exegetes on this feature of the Qur'an.

Licensing of Vowel Length in Czech

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markéta Ziková
Keyword(s):  
Vowel Length

Articulation of Vowel Length Contrasts in Australian English

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Ratko ◽  
Michael Proctor ◽  
Felicity Cox
Keyword(s):  
Vowel Length ◽  
Australian English
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