... (atmosphere) to the onset of voicing (PDOV) were determined for each stop. Results: VOT was longer for the alveolar and velar stops compared to the bilabial stop. A constant LDG was observed for all stops regardless of place of articulation. Occlusion duration, however, was significantly shorter...

...Hanjun Liu; Manwa L. Ng; Mingxi Wan; Supin Wang; Yi Zhang The ability of Mandarin esophageal speakers to distinguish between aspirated and unaspirated stops, and to distinguish between different places of articulation of stops were examined. Aspirated and unaspirated voiceless stops produced...