- Alexander I. Rudnicky, R. Cole. 1977. Vowel identification and subsequent context. Abstract: The disyllable [da ga] (with stress on the second syllable) was recorded on magnetic tape. When [ga] was excised from the tape, subjects heard [dag]. However, when a [ba], taken from a [da ba] utterance was substituted for the [ga], listeners heard [da i∧ ba]. Perception of the diphthong demonstrates that coarticulatory information contained in the syllable‐final formant transitions of [da] is interpreted differently, depending upon the subsequent phonetic context. An experiment was performed to investigate the temporal course of this effect, by introducing successively longer silent intervals between the [da] and the [ba]. Given a sufficient separation, listeners again reported hearing [dag ba], instead of [da i∧ ba]. The results demonstrate that the interpretation of information in a syllable can be influenced by acoustic events in another, separate syllable occurring later in time. The results also suggest that perception takes into account allowable articulatory movements.
