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Perceptual factors in the emergence of prepalatal affricates in Polish

The idea that auditory factors play a role in phonology besides articulation has gained more and more attention in recent years (cf. Steriade, e.g. 1997, 2001 ; Flemming, 1995/2002 ; Boersma, 1998 ; Padgett, 2001a, 2001b ; Hume and Johnson, 2001, and references therein ; NiChiosain and Padgett, 2001, Ćavar, 2003, and many others). The standard assumption for Polish so far has been that the emergence of prepalatal affricates is of articulatory nature and accounts have been offered in terms of articulatory features (e.g. Rubach, 19984 ; Szpyra, 1995 ; Ćavar, 1997). I will argue that, though articulatory factors may play here some role, the driving force is of auditory background. Two parameters will be investigated separately, namely, place of articulation, and stridency. Arguments from the typology of consonantal inventories, and from the phonology of standard Polish and Polish dialects will be presented to support this view.

phonology ; phonetics ; sibliants ; perception ; contrast ; prepalatals

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