The perception of word-initial aspiration contrasts in Mongolian: The effect of voice onset time and following vowels
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The Mongolian language has an aspiration contrast in stops and affricates. The contrast in the word-initial position is adequately characterized by voice onset time (VOT) differences. In addition, some other acoustic characteristics, such as F0 and F1 in the following vowel, help to distinguish between aspirated and unaspirated consonants. However, it is unclear whether or to what extent VOT and the following vowel affect the perception of aspiration contrast in Mongolian. The present study carried out a perceptual experiment using three types of stimulus sounds and found that: (i) VOT alone cannot distinguish between aspirated and unaspirated consonants; (ii) following vowels significantly affect the distinctions derived between aspirated and unaspirated consonants; and (iii) following vowels are more effective than VOT in distinguishing aspirated and unaspirated consonants. These results confirm that the influence of acoustic features of the following vowel can contribute to the distinctions derived between aspiration contrasts in Mongolian from the perspective of perception.
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The Mongolian language has an aspiration contrast in stops and affricates. The contrast in the word-initial position is adequately characterized by voice onset time (VOT) differences. In addition, some other acoustic characteristics, such as F0 and F1 in the following vowel, help to distinguish between aspirated and unaspirated consonants. However, it is unclear whether or to what extent VOT and the following vowel affect the perception of aspiration contrast in Mongolian. The present study carried out a perceptual experiment using three types of stimulus sounds and found that: (i) VOT alone cannot distinguish between aspirated and unaspirated consonants; (ii) following vowels significantly affect the distinctions derived between aspirated and unaspirated consonants; and (iii) following vowels are more effective than VOT in distinguishing aspirated and unaspirated consonants. These results confirm that the influence of acoustic features of the following vowel can contribute to the distinctions derived between aspiration contrasts in Mongolian from the perspective of perception.
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