Due to its strong connection to the syllable structure of a given language, several studies have established that each language tends to have a stable intrinsic rate of articulation (AR) (Magno Caldognetto, Vagges 1991; Giannini 2000; Giannini, Pettorino 2011). The paper presents the range of variability of AR in Slovene, based on very specific samples of natural speech - i. e. produced with specific communicative intent; the minimum and maximum thresholds of the AR are established, encompassing all the possible - more or less quickly articulated - realisations of rhythmic speech rates in Slovene.
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