When1: 1922
Who: Otto Jesperson [Jesperson, Otto]
What: linguist
Where: Denmark
works\ Language [1922]
Detail: He lived 1860 to 1943 and developed categorical grammar. Specific factors, such as maximum vocal-tract-constriction location, determine speech-sound articulation. Constriction completely closes for consonants like /p/. Nasal passage opens for consonants like /m/. Voicing onset time is immediate for /b/ but delayed for /p/.
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