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. 2021 Apr 29;149(4):2877–2895. doi: 10.1121/10.0004239

TABLE VI.

Means (standard deviations) of offset F0 (Hz) of vowels in CVC syllables, first vowels in CVCV syllables before syllable boundaries and first vowels in CV syllables before word boundaries in declarative and interrogative sentences.

Consonant type Statement Question
CV CVC CVCV CV CVC CVCV
Nasal 152(45) 175(53) 190(52) 150(45) 171(52) 166(51)
Voiced stop 152(42) 167(52) 191(50) 147(46) 176(50) 165(47)
Voiced fricative 148(43) 162(58) 191(53) 145(47) 180(52) 174(50)
Voiced stop-sonorant 151(45) NA NA 142(40) NA NA
Voiced consonants (excluding nasal) 150(43) 164(55) 191(51) 145(44) 178(51) 169(49)
Voiceless stop 147(44) 190(59) 188(51) 146(45) 180(54) 164(47)
Voiceless fricative 152(46) 182(52) 194(52) 150(49) 199(56) 169(49)
Voiceless stop-sonorant 149(42) NA NA 144(41) NA NA
Voiceless affricate 152(47) NA NA 150(47) NA NA
Voiceless consonants 150(44) 186(55) 191(51) 148(45) 190(55) 167(48)