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This research examines the voicing dimension in initial stops across multiple languages by measuring Voice Onset Time (VOT). Lisker and Abramson conducted experiments to compare VOT variations in English and Thai, providing acoustical measurements and spectrograms to visualize voicing categories. The study includes identification and discrimination functions for VOT stimuli, contributing to our understanding of phonetic patterns and cross-linguistic voicing. The findings have implications for phonetics and language processing, revealing how different languages handle voicing in speech.
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Lisker and Abramson (1964) A cross-language study of voicing in initial stops: Acoustical measurements
Lisker & Abramson (1970) The voicing dimension: some experiments in comparative phonetics
VOT frequency histograms of voicing categories across six languages (Lisker & Abramson, 1964)
English identification functions for VOT stimuli superimposed on VOT frequency histograms
Thai identification functions for VOT stimuli superimposed on Thai VOT frequency histograms