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Variation of amplitude envelope at stimulus onset has been considered to be of primary importance for distinguishing voiceless affricates from fricatives (e.g., |t∫| and |∫|). In earlier perceptual experiments, however, variation in amplitude rise time was confounded with variation in frication duration. In two experiments, these variables were independently manipulated, and their individual and combined effects for perception of |t∫| and |∫| were examined. Variation in amplitude rise time alone was not sufficient to signal the voiceless affricate/fricative contrast in these experiments, but variation in frication duration alone was sufficient.
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Kluender, K.R., Walsh, M.A. Amplitude rise time and the perception of the voiceless affricate/fricative distinction. Perception & Psychophysics 51, 328–333 (1992). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03211626
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