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Direct linkFais, Laurel; Kajikawa, Sachiyo; Werker, Janet; Amano, Shigeaki – Language and Speech, 2005
The canonical form for Japanese words is (Consonant)Vowel(Consonant) Vowel[approximately]. However, a regular process of high vowel devoicing between voiceless consonants and word-finally after voiceless consonants results in consonant clusters and word-final consonants, apparent violations of that phonotactic pattern. We investigated Japanese…
Descriptors: Vowels, Phonics, Foreign Countries, Speech Communication
