Processing of Speech Variability: Vowel Reduction in Japanese

This dissertation investigates the processing of speech variability, allophonic and indexical variation in Japanese. A series of speech perception experiments were conducted with reduced and fully voiced vowels in Japanese as a test case. Reduced vowels should be difficult for listeners to hear beca...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ogasawara, Naomi
Other Authors: Warner, Natasha L.
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194217