kaashäälduslike
Kaashäälduslike is an Estonian linguistic term used to describe coarticulation phenomena in speech production. The adjective refers to the properties or effects of coarticulated pronunciation, where the articulation of a sound is shaped by surrounding sounds rather than produced in isolation. In practice, kaashäälduslike characterizes how phonemes are realized differently in different phonetic contexts, leading to systematic contextual variation in both articulation and the resulting acoustic signal.
In phonetics and phonology, kaashäälduslike phenomena cover anticipatory and carryover effects, such as changes in vowel
Researchers study kaashäälduslike using acoustic analysis, spectrograms, and articulatory imaging methods (for example ultrasound or electromagnetic
Etymology: the term is built from kaas- 'together' and hääldus 'pronunciation' with the adjectival suffix -lik,
Related terms include coarticulation, assimilation, and acoustic phonetics. See also Estonian phonology and phonetics resources.