| ROA: | 462 |
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| Title: | A Grammar of Gestural Coordination |
| Authors: | Adamantios Gafos |
| Comment: | revised version of a circulated ms. |
| Length: | 75 |
| Abstract: | Linguistic form is expressed in space, as articulators effect constrictions at various points in the vocal tract, but also in time, as articulators move. A rather widespread assumption in theories of phonology and phonetics is that the temporal dimension of speech is largely irrelevant to the description and explanation of the higher-level or more qualitative aspects of sound patterns. The argument is presented that any theory of phonology must include a notion of temporal coordination of gestures. Linguistic grammars are constructed in part out of this temporal substance. Language-particular sound patterns are in part patterns of temporal coordination among gestures. |
| Type: | Paper/tech report |
| Area/Keywords: | Phonology |
| Article: | Version 1 |