Past Event

Phonological variability at word boundaries: the effect of speech production planning

Oriana Kilbourn-Ceron
(McGill)

Connected speech processes have played a major role in shaping theories about phonological organization, and how phonology interacts with other components of the grammar. Presenting evidence from English /t/-realizations and French liaison, we argue that the effect of lexical frequency on variability can be understood as a consequence of the narrow window of phonological encoding during speech production planning. By connecting the study of phonological alternations with the study of factors influencing speech production planning, we can derive novel predictions about patterns of variability in external sandhi, and better understand the data that drive the development of phonological theories.

About the Presenter

Oriana Kilbourn-Ceron is a PhD Candidate at the linguistics department in McGill. Her work looks at phonological production planning and its effects on phonological processes such as external sandhi.

This event is sponsored by the School of Linguistics and Language Studies