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September 27, 2025

Velarization in the Buryat language: Somatic and acoustic data

Key Points

Two types of velarization were identified in Buryat: soft and hard, with varying occurrence in word types.
The study used somatic and acoustic methods to analyze consonants from recordings of four native speakers.
Hard velarization was often tied to radicalization, influencing the coarseness of spoken Buryat.
Findings suggest a complex interaction of articulation parameters in consonant production within the language.

Abstract

This article presents the results of somatic and acoustic study of consonants velarization in the Buryat language. Previously, velarization in this language was not specifically addressed using experimental phonetic research methods. The material for the study was recorded from four native speakers. As a result, two types of velarization were identified: “soft” and “hard”. “Soft” velarization was found for consonants in softorder words, and “hard” velarization most often appeared in hardorder words, although for some types of consonants it was identified in softorder words. Based on the data obtained, velarization can be defined as the articulation of consonant hardness increase. “Hard” velarization was regularly accompanied by radicalization, less often by uvularization both enhancing the “coarseness” of oral speech. Thus, the synergy of parameters is observed when articulating hard consonants in Buryat

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