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Two types of consonant gemination characterize Italian: lexical andsyntactic. Italian lexical gemination is contrastive, so that two words maydiffer by only one geminated consonant. In contrast, syntactic geminationoccurs across word boundaries, and affects the initial consonant of a word inspecific contexts, such as the presence of a monosyllabic morpheme before theword. This study investigates the acoustic correlates of Italian lexical andsyntactic gemination, asking if the correlates for the two types are similar inthe case of stop consonants. Results confirmed previous studies showing thatduration is a prominent gemination cue, with a lengthened consonant closure anda shortened pre-consonant vowel for both types. Results also revealed thepresence, in about 10-12% of instances, of a double stop-release burst,providing strong support for the biphonematic nature of Italian geminated stopconsonants. Moreover, the timing of these bursts suggests a different planningprocess for lexical vs. syntactic geminates. The second burst, when present, isaccommodated within the closure interval in syntactic geminates, while lexicalgeminates are lengthened by the extra burst. This suggests that syntacticgemination occurs during a post-lexical phase of production planning, aftertiming has already been established.

Lexical and syntactic gemination in Italian consonants -- Does a geminate Italian consonant consist of a repeated or a strengthened consonant?