Phonetic Realization of Medial Stop Consonants in Akuntsu.

Abstract

This paper presents the results of an investigation of voicing and timing properties of the Akuntsú language (Tupían family, Brazil) with a view to providing an account of the phonetic realization of medial stop consonants in stressed syllables. Results from syllable structure, consonant clusters, and acoustic analysis show that Akuntsú stops have variant surface realizations when in the onset of medial stressed syllables that include sequences of voiceless-voiced stop.