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Duration<br />

Thai vowel length contrast (Abramson, 1974; Roengpitya, 2002)<br />

pàk to stick in pààk mouth<br />

cìp to sip cììp to fold<br />

baN to hide baaN some<br />

òt to abstain òòt to lament<br />

k h âm dusk k h áàm to cross<br />

t h an on time t h aan alms<br />

Vowel length is neutralized in unstressed syllables in Thai. So, stress is not<br />

simply indicated by duration in the language, but by the presence <strong>of</strong> a<br />

durational contrast.<br />

DiCanio (DDL) Features 24/3/10 17 / 24

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