Why does coarticulation alter consonant production differently across languages?

💡 Explanation

Coarticulation varies because phonetic inventories differ across languages, leading to different permissible consonant clusters and allophonic variations. Because each language has a unique set of sounds, the influence of neighboring sounds will differ, therefore production changes accordingly, rather than from universal motor efficiency or ambient noise normalization.

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