coarticulation
- noun
- /koʊˌɑːrtɪˈkjuːleɪʃən/
- Specialized
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coarticulación
- During fluent speech, coarticulation occurs when the sounds in a word influence each other, like in 'spoon'.
- anticipatory coarticulation
- coarticulation effect
Examples
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In the case of /J/, speakers could place the tongue in a slightly more advanced position in a rounded context. Thus, motor equivalence can be a means of facilitating coarticulation while keeping the acoustic output relatively stable.
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In the word street, the choice of the articulatory strategy might be determined by competing demands on the articulators due to production context (coarticulation).
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To understand coarticulation, try this experiment: First, get your mouth ready to say tick.
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Finally, because of what is called coarticulation, this each target phonemes gets spread in time.
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Thus, the gender effect for coarticulation may be mediated by speech rate in this sample.
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The proposed measures were primarily designed to account for patterns of coarticulation and the development of sibilance over time.
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These examples show that coarticulation and motor equivalence can be closely linked.
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One way to reduce the acoustic change induced by this coarticulation would be to use a motor equivalence strategy.
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So far, we have argued that motor equivalence is important for efficient articulation, including coarticulation.
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It can also be modified to compare anticipatory and carryover coarticulation.
Academic text (2013)
How Blended
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Surface Forms
Morphology
coarticulation = articulation (transparent) = co + articulate + ion
The meaning follows directly from 'co-' (together/with) + 'articulation' (formation of speech sounds), yielding 'joint/overlapping articulation'.
Etymology
Coarticulation comes from the part co- meaning 'together' and articulation, the same root in articulate which means 'to say clearly', so it means 'making sounds together'. That's why coarticulation describes how speech sounds blend, overlap, and influence each other in fluent speech.