Phonation types: a cross-linguistic overview

Authors: Gordon M.¹; Ladefoged P.²

Source: Journal of Phonetics, Volume 29, Number 4, October 2001 , pp. 383-406(24)

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Abstract:

Differences in phonation type signal important linguistic information in many languages, including contrasts between otherwise identical lexical items and boundaries of prosodic constituents. Phonation differences can be classified along a continuum ranging from voiceless, through breathy voiced, to regular, modal voicing, and then on through creaky voice to glottal closure. Cross-linguistic investigation suggests that this phonation continuum can be defined in terms of a recurring set of articulatory, acoustic, and timing properties. Nevertheless, there exist several languages whose phonation contrasts do not neatly fall within the phonation categories defined by other languages. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Department of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, U.S.A. 2: Department of Linguistics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1543, U.S.A.

Publication date: 2001-10-01