Obstruent voicing effects on F0, but without voicing: Phonetic correlates of Swiss German lenis, fortis, and aspirated stops

Abstract

It is well known that what are commonly called voicing contrasts in many languages are accompanied by effects on the fundamental frequency (F0) of a following vowel: roughly, F0 is higher after ‘voiceless’ and lower after ‘voiced’ obstruents. This is true regardless of how the voicing contrast is manifested in differences of voice onset time (VOT). Such effects potentially provide a window on the nature of voicing itself, but our knowledge is based primarily on typical European two-way voicing contrasts. Here we present a detailed stu Show more