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'''Voice onset time''' (VOT) is the difference in time between the release of a [[plosive]] and the onset of [[voicing]]. When voicing starts before the release of the plosive, the value of VOT is negative. The VOT is language-specific: e.g. for Spanish /b/ voicing starts earlier (the VOT has a greater negative value) than for English /b/. | '''Voice onset time''' (VOT) is the difference in time between the release of a [[plosive]] and the onset of [[voicing]]. When voicing starts before the release of the plosive, the value of VOT is negative. The VOT is language-specific: e.g. for Spanish /b/ voicing starts earlier (the VOT has a greater negative value) than for English /b/. | ||
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− | + | *[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Voice+Onset+Time&lemmacode=1512 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | |
− | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Voice+Onset+Time&lemmacode=1512 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | ||
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Definition
Voice onset time (VOT) is the difference in time between the release of a plosive and the onset of voicing. When voicing starts before the release of the plosive, the value of VOT is negative. The VOT is language-specific: e.g. for Spanish /b/ voicing starts earlier (the VOT has a greater negative value) than for English /b/.
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