Differentiating the Effect of Speech Tempo on CV Coarticulation

When suprasegmental and contextually induced variations interact, CV coarticulation undergoes more complex, and often subtle, resistance and assimilation. This study empirically documents the separate effect of increase in speech tempo on C- locus and V-nucleus F2 patterns using novel analysis techniques. Results showed systematic alterations to F2locus as a result of (a) rate-induced reduction of the vowel space and (b) rate-induced changes to coarticulation per se.