Abstract
This paper reports results from a nonword repetition study of typically developing Russian-speaking children aged 7-10, finding that consonant cluster duration correlates with whether or not the cluster is lexically attested in Russian. Stimuli consisted of 144 nonwords, repeated once each. 36 nonwords began with biconsonantal (CC) clusters; 18 with triconsonantal (CCC) clusters. None of CCC clusters are attested in Russian. Half of the CC clusters are attested. The CCC clusters were frequently produced as CC, with deletion/omission of one of the three consonants. This study compares the durations of CCC clusters which were reduced to CC (example: stimulus ptkoka, produced as tkoka) to the CC clusters which were produced as intended. The main finding is that the mean duration of intended CC clusters (153 ms) is shorter than that of corresponding reduced (CCC to CC) clusters (215 ms) (n = 14, p <.01). Lexical attestedness also played a role. The mean duration of produced clusters which are lexically attest...
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