The distinctness of speakers' /s/ -- /sh/ contrast is related to their auditory discrimination and use of an articulatory saturation effect.

This study examines individual differences in producing the sibilant contrast in American English and the relation of those differences to 2 speaker characteristics: (a) use of a quantal biomechanical effect (called a 'saturation effect') in producing the sibilants and (b) performance on a test of s...

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Published in:	Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research Vol. 47; no. 6; pp. 1259 - 1270
Main Authors:	Perkell JS, Matthies ML, Tiede M, Lane H, Zandipour M, Marrone N, Stockmann E, Guenther FH
Format:	research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Dec2004
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