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- Withgott_effect abstract "The Withgott effect is a term in the study of Phonology relating to the pronunciation of stops in American English. Speakers of American English pronounce the sound [t] in characteristic but complex ways. Many have noted that the words “latter” and “ladder” are nearly homophonous, and such examples once led linguists to characterize t-flapping, where [t] sounds like [d], as occurring between two vowels where the first vowel is stressed (accented). This would correctly rule out a flapped-t in, for instance, “Mathilda” but not “Matty.”In a dissertation in 1982, M.M. Withgott demonstrated that speakers’ behavior is a good deal subtler in what has come to be known as the Withgott effect. Notably, words seem to be chunked into pronunciation units she referred to as a foot, similar to a metrical unit in poetry. Such chunking was said to block flapping in the word ‘Mediterranean’ ([[Medi[terranean] ], cf. [ [sub[terranean]]). How a word is chunked relates to its morphological derivation, as seen by contrasting morphologically similar pairs such as:Initial-type t vs. flapped-tMili tary vs. capitalMili taristic vs. capita l isticwhere the medial [t] in cápitalìstic can be flapped as easily as in post-stress cátty, in contrast to the medial [t] in mílitarìstic. Long, seemingly monomorphemic words also are chunked in English for purposes of pronunciation. In such words [t]’s---as well as the other unvoiced stops---are pronounced like initial segments whenever they receive secondary stress or are at the beginning of a foot:Navra tilóva Abra cadábraAla kazámRázz matàzzBut:Fliberti gibetyHumu humu nuku nuku apu a‘a".
- Withgott_effect wikiPageExternalLink engvce.pdf.
- Withgott_effect wikiPageID "11463348".
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- Withgott_effect subject Category:American_English.
- Withgott_effect subject Category:Phonetics.
- Withgott_effect comment "The Withgott effect is a term in the study of Phonology relating to the pronunciation of stops in American English. Speakers of American English pronounce the sound [t] in characteristic but complex ways. Many have noted that the words “latter” and “ladder” are nearly homophonous, and such examples once led linguists to characterize t-flapping, where [t] sounds like [d], as occurring between two vowels where the first vowel is stressed (accented).".
- Withgott_effect label "Withgott effect".
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- Withgott_effect sameAs Q8028178.
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