Does Sonority Have a Phonetic Basis?
Does Sonority Have a Phonetic Basis?
According to Bert Vaux and Andrew Wolfe, syllabification conforms universally to the Sonority Sequencing Principle whereby the segments in a syllable rise in sonority from the margin to the peak. The concept of sonority occupies an important place in phonology and phonetics, even as precise phonetic correlates for it have remained elusive, with several scholars suggesting that it has no phonetic basis. This chapter argues that sonority is related to the resonance of speech sounds, rather than loudness or audibility.
Keywords: resonance, Bert Vaux, Andrew Wolfe, syllabification, Sonority Sequencing Principle, sonority, phonology, phonetics, speech sounds
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