Corpora: New Release from the LDC

[LDC Office]

	  **  Syllable-Final /s/ Lenition  **


The Linguistic Data Consortium (LDC) is pleased to announce the
availability of the Syllable-Final /s/ Lenition corpus.


http://www.ldc.upenn.edu/Catalog/LDC2001T60.html


This Spanish language ftp publication has been authored by Michelle A.
Fox.  It represents a study of lenition of syllable-final /s/ in
Latin American Spanish.  Syllable-final /s/ is subject to lenition in
many Latin American Spanish dialects. Lenition of -/s/ is a variable
phonological process in which an -/s/ may be aspirated (pronounced [h])
or deleted altogether.


The data used in this study came from three other LDC corpora, the
CALLHOME Spanish Speech corpus, the CALLHOME Spanish Transcripts, and
the CALLHOME Spanish Lexicon.


For a detailed description of this publication, please visit the
author's text at:


http://www.ldc.upenn.edu/Catalog/desc/addenda/LDC2001T60.htm


Institutions that have membership in the LDC during the 2001
Membership Year will be able to receive this corpus free of charge.
Nonmembers may purchase this publication for $100.


If you need additional information before placing your order, or
would like to inquire about membership in the LDC, please send email to
<ldc at ldc.upenn.edu> or call (215) 573-1275