Phonetic evidence for fortis-lenis contrast in Kufo pulmonic plosives

Shubo Li; Rosey Billington

Phonetic evidence for fortis-lenis contrast in Kufo pulmonic plosives

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The Kufo language of Sudan has pulmonic and non-pulmonic consonants. Within the pulmonic consonants, it has until recently been unclear how many plosive series are contrastive. Early studies suggest that there is a voicing contrast, and perhaps a length contrast as well, but more recent work proposes the possibility of a fortis-lenis type contrast which involves both voicing and length. This paper examines the phonetic evidence for the proposed contrast, based on data collected with one speaker. Results for Voice Onset Time and closure duration support the analysis of two pulmonic plosive series in Kufo, and align with an interpretation of fortis vs. lenis as the basis of the contrast.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Nineteenth Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology
Editors	Olga Maxwell, Rikke Bundgaard-Nielsen
Publisher	The Australasian Speech Science and Technology Association, Inc.
Pages	122-126
Publication status	Published - 2024
Event	19th Speech Science and Technology Conference - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 3 Dec 2024 → 5 Dec 2024

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Conference	19th Speech Science and Technology Conference
Abbreviated title	SST 2024
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Melbourne
Period	3/12/24 → 5/12/24

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Li, S & Billington, R 2024, Phonetic evidence for fortis-lenis contrast in Kufo pulmonic plosives. in O Maxwell & R Bundgaard-Nielsen (eds), Proceedings of the Nineteenth Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology. The Australasian Speech Science and Technology Association, Inc., pp. 122-126, 19th Speech Science and Technology Conference, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3/12/24.

Phonetic evidence for fortis-lenis contrast in Kufo pulmonic plosives. / Li, Shubo ; Billington, Rosey.
Proceedings of the Nineteenth Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology. ed. / Olga Maxwell; Rikke Bundgaard-Nielsen. The Australasian Speech Science and Technology Association, Inc., 2024. p. 122-126.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Phonetic evidence for fortis-lenis contrast in Kufo pulmonic plosives

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