Abstract
Consonant gradation is a feature of Sami and is realised in Northern Sami in changes from nominative singular to genitive plural form, e.g., “heavdni” (spider) and “heavnni-t” (spiders). The data examined in this paper was collected in 2007 and represents the first acoustic analysis of consonant gradation in Northern Sami. The data was collected in Övre Soppero in Northern Sweden using an elicitation technique that was designed to collect phonetically controlled material for analysis. The nouns were elicited in singular or plural form using picture prompts and the participants were asked to give the word in the carrier sentences “Lea okta __ govas” (“There is a ___ in the picture”) and “Leat guokte __ govas” (“There are two ___ in the picture”). The recordings were labeled in Wavesurfer at a phonetic level and the segments relating to consonant gradation extracted for acoustic analysis. In the paper we present our initial findings.
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