Model-Based Reproduction of Articulatory Trajectories for Consonant–Vowel Sequences

We present a novel quantitative model for the generation of articulatory trajectories based on the concept of sequential target approximation. The model was applied for the detailed reproduction of movements in repeated consonant-vowel syllables measured by electromagnetic articulography (EMA). The trajectories for the constrictor (lower lip, tongue tip, or tongue dorsum) and the jaw were reproduced. Thereby, we tested the following hypotheses...