Article published in:
Above and Beyond the Segments: Experimental linguistics and phoneticsEdited by Johanneke Caspers, Yiya Chen, Willemijn Heeren, Jos Pacilly, Niels O. Schiller and Ellen van Zanten
[Not in series 189] 2014
► pp. 230–245
Cross-regional differences in the perception of fricative devoicing
In Dutch, onset /v/ is becoming voiceless. Regional differences have been
observed in the degree of devoicing and in the acoustic implementation of the
/v/–/f/ contrast. We test whether these regional differences – reflecting different
stages of the change in progress – are reflected in perception. We present
the results of a speeded categorization task of stimuli that were systematically
varied for periodicity and duration. Listeners were selected in three regions:
West-Flanders (incipient phase), Randstad (intermediate phase) and Groningen
(advanced phase). Twenty participants per region categorized 405 stimuli as v
or f. Periodicity is a strong cue in all regions, duration only plays a minor role.
Regional differences show up in the degree of categoricity and in uncertainty.
Published online: 10 December 2014
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.189.19pin
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.189.19pin
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