Comments on the jaw and syllable structure

In light of a recent proposal by Lindblom (1983) on the relation between phonological sonority and segment coarticulation, various data on jaw movement are discussed. These data suggest, contrary to Lindblom, that segments do not order themselves according to their propensity to coarticulate. Rather, the jaw can produce segments in a variety of orders by accommodating those few segments that require a high jaw position while coarticulating other segments.