LINGUIST List 23.214 Thu Jan 12 2012 Qs: Articulatory qualities of vowels depending on coda Editor for this issue: Zac Smith <zaclinguistlist.org> We'd like to remind readers that the responses to queries are usually best posted to the individual asking the question. That individual is then strongly encouraged to post a summary to the list. This policy was instituted to help control the huge volume of mail on LINGUIST; so we would appreciate your cooperating with it whenever it seems appropriate. In addition to posting a summary, we'd like to remind people that it is usually a good idea to personally thank those individuals who have taken the trouble to respond to the query. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Theodore Stern , Articulatory qualities of vowels depending on coda Message 1: Articulatory qualities of vowels depending on coda Date: 07-Jan-2012 From: Theodore Stern <sterntheogmail.com> Subject: Articulatory qualities of vowels depending on coda E-mail this message to a friend I am looking for information or references based on experimentation for the properties of vowels before different consonant sets. I am interested particularly in an articulatory context, for example: It is well known that a vowel will be inherently longer before a voiced segment than before a non-voiced segment. I am interested in the articulatory reasons for this and other consequences of distribution. I know that the glottis must fully close before a nonvoiced stop. For the anticipation of this closure, the anticipation of cessation of phonation, or both; I am interested on the effects on the end of the vowel - specifically tongue contour effects (ATR, because intuitively it would cause retraction) and tongue position in general. I doubt that the complexity of this can be responded in an email, but any references to studies of contrastive effects of consonants on preceding vowels from an articulation (and perhaps, consequently, acoustic) perspective would be greatly appreciated. GA and/or RP would be most helpful, but any language or dialect would suffice for a better understanding. Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics                             Phonetics                             Phonology Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 12-Jan-2012       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.