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Publication Phonetic Implementation of Implosives(1986) Nihalani, P.; ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATUREIt is demonstrated (N = 1) that implosives in Sindhi involve ingressive airflow, unlike the implosives in Hausa. The immediate consequence of this fact is that the proposal that there are no true implosives, ie, those that involve suction, must be rejected. It also raises the question whether implosives should be characterized in phonological theory as sounds involving suction, or as sounds involving the lowering of the larynx. Comparison of the implosives in Sindhi with those of Hausa also demonstrates the need for including certain kinds of "phonetic implementational phenomena" in the domain of phonology. HA.Publication Communication: Received Pronunciation and Third World(1988) Nihalani, P.; ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATUREIt is argued that British Received Pronunciation (RP) is an undesirable & probably unattainable model of pronunciation for use in teaching Eng in Third World countries. It is suggested that a "communicative" model, rather than the "normative" model of RP, would be better suited to this context, as it uses a measure of success of the transaction between two participants. The role of "pleasant voice" characteristics in communication is discussed. Four phonetic correlates of pleasant voice quality are outlined: volume, pitch, duration, & tempo. B. Annesser Murray.Publication Co-Articulation and Social Acceptability: Pragmatic Implications for World Englishes(1991) Nihalani, P.; ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATUREThe validity of native-like standards as requirements in English is questioned. In particular, reference is made to allophonic variations, which are said to be necessary to maintain phonemic distinctions & social acceptability. It is argued that standards are biased by an exclusive monolingual society viewpoint & that social acceptability is an issue of social identity, not linguistics. Implications for English as a second language curricula in the Outer Circle of World Englishes are discussed.Publication A Re-Evaluation of Implosives in Sindhi(1991) Nihalani, P.; ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATUREImplosive stop consonants are described as glottalic ingressive sounds, produced when the vibrating glottis is lowered to cause negative air pressure in the oral cavity. However, some phoneticians have noted that in languages such as Hausa & Igbo, although implosives remain contrastive, they are actually rarely accompanied by negative pressure or ingressive airflow because the vocal cords do not close entirely. To obtain further data on the aerodynamic characteristics of implosives, production of bilabial implosives & plosives by speakers of Sindhi (N = 31) was analyzed. Measurements of supraglottal air pressure during speech show that negative pressure in the mouth is consistently generated with implosives. Upon release of the closure, airflow is definitely ingressive. It is suggested that a phonetic feature [+/-suction] be adopted to distinguish the implosives of Sindhi from those of Hausa & Igbo. K. Pizer.Publication In Defense of Implosives(1986) Nihalani, P.; ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATUREIt is shown that implosives in Sindhi (an IE lang spoken in Northern India) involve ingressive airflow, unlike implosives previously described for Hausa (Ladefoged, P., Preliminaries to Linguistic Phonetics, Chicago: U of Chicago Press, 1971). Mingographic recordings, measurement of oral & nasal airflow, laryngographic recordings, & audiotape recordings were made during articulation of Sindhi implosives. Examination of the data supports the presence of ingressive airflow, & Ladefoged's claim that there are no true implosives is rejected. The findings raise the question whether implosives should be characterized in phonological theory as sounds involving suction, or as sounds involving the lowering of the larynx. Comparison of implosives in Sindhi & Kalabari with those of Hausa also demonstrates the need for including certain kinds of phonetic implementational phenomena in the domain of phonology. Modified HA.