Articulatory Phonology advances an account of phonological structure in which dynamically
defined vocal tract tasks—gestures—are simultaneously and isomorphically units of …

Prosodic structure is a grammatical component that serves multiple functions in the
production, comprehension and acquisition of language. Prosodic boundaries are critical for …

Language can be viewed as a structuring of cognitive units that can be transmitted among
individuals for the purpose of communicating information. Cognitive units stand in specific …

In the past, the nature of the compositional units proposed for spoken language has largely
diverged from the types of control units pursued in the domains of other skilled motor tasks …

Abstract Articulatory Phonology and Task Dynamics model spoken language mathematically
based on dynamical systems, expressing the view that speaking is similar in nature to many …

The original task-dynamic model of speech production incorporated the theoretical tenets of
Articulatory Phonology and provided a dynamics of inter-articulator coordination for single …

Rhotics and laterals pattern together in a variety of ways that suggest that they form a
phonological class (Walsh-Dickey 1997), yet capturing the relevant set of consonants and …

Phonological theories commonly analyze speech utterances as composed of hierarchically
organized units, such as features/gestures, segments, moras, and syllables, but it is not well …

ABSTRACT A theory is presented that claims the basis for syllable structure is to be found in
the modes of a system of coupled oscillators that control intergestural timing in speech …

We report on an articulatory study which uses an electromagnetic articulograph to
investigate word-initial consonant clusters in Italian. In particular, we investigate clusters …