| Abstrakt: |
The present paper constitutes an extension of the research presented in Stolarski (2013), where the articulation of the Polish /r/ was tested in the intervocalic position. It investigates the postconsonantal articulation of the rhotic, the second context in which, according to Biedrzycki (1978: 83-84), the segment may be articulated as a tap instead of the trill. In order to accomplish this task, 10 respondents from different parts of Poland were instructed to read into a microphone 26 natural Polish words in which /r/ was located after consonants. All these articulations were analysed acoustically in terms of the number of constricted intervals in the pronunciation of the consonant under discussion and the data obtained were assessed statistically. In addition, some other measurements, such as the length and relative strength of the intervals, were taken. They provide further information on the nature of the articulation of /r/ in Polish. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
