Janet Fletcher

Fundamental Frequency and Regional Variation in Lifou French

Catalina Torres, Janet Fletcher, Gillian Wigglesworth

Journal article  |  2020  |  Language and Speech

This study presents two experiments aimed at investigating tune-to-text alignment and pitch scaling in Lifou French, a variety spo..

Japanese Perceptual Epenthesis is Modulated by Transitional Probability

Alexander Kilpatrick, Shigeto Kawahara, Rikke Bundgaard-Nielsen, Brett Baker, Janet Fletcher

Journal article  |  2020  |  Language and Speech

Perceptual epenthesis is the perception of illusory vowels in consonantal sequences that violate native phonotactics. The consensu..

Non-durational acoustic correlates of word-initial consonant gemination in Kelantan Malay: The potential roles of amplitude and f0

Mohd Hilmi Hamzah, John Hajek, Janet Fletcher

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of the International Phonetic Association

This study reports on non-durational acoustic correlates of typologically rare word-initial consonant gemination in Kelantan Malay..

The alignment of F0 tonal targets under changes in speech rate in Drehu

Catalina Torres, Janet Fletcher

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

This study investigates fundamental frequency alignment to segmental landmarks in Drehu, an Oceanic language. The authors present ..

Acoustic evidence for right-edge prominence in Nafsan

Rosemary Billington, Janet Fletcher, Nick Thieberger, Ben Volchok

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Oceanic languages are often described as preferring primary stress on penultimate syllables, but detailed surveys show that many d..

Phonetic evidence for phonotactic change in Nafsan (South Efate)

Rosemary Billington, Nick Thieberger, Janet Fletcher

Journal article  |  2020  |  Italian Journal of Linguistics

Nafsan, an Oceanic language of central Vanuatu, is notable for the complex phonotactic structures it exhibits compared to language..

Prosodically Conditioned Consonant Duration in Djambarrpuyŋu.

Kathleen Jepson, Janet Fletcher, Hywel Stoakes

Journal article  |  2019  |  Language and Speech

Cross-linguistically, segments typically lengthen because of proximity to prosodic events such as intonational phrase or phonologi..

The secondary roles of amplitude and F0 in the perception of word-initial geminates in Kelantan Malay

Mohd Hilmi Hamzah, Janet Fletcher, John Hajek

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences

This study examines the extent to which amplitude and F0 play secondary roles in perceptually cueing the word-initial singleton/ge..

Prosodic marking of focus in Nafsan

Janet Fletcher, Rosemary Billington, Nick Thieberger

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Prosodic marking of focus in Nafsan

Languages use a variety of means to realise informational structure categories like topicalisation and focus. The interaction betw..

Phrasing and constituent boundaries in Lifou French

Janet Fletcher, Catalina Torres, Gillian Wigglesworth

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences