Linguistics Society of Iran Language and Linguistics 23223847 3 6 2007 11 22 The Effect of Aspiration on Persian Stop Voicing Contrast The Effect of Aspiration on Persian Stop Voicing Contrast 65 84 1648 FA Vahid Sadeghi Journal Article 2015 08 08 There are two competing views concerning the phonological interpretation of voiceless stops following voiceless fricatives (SCV where S: a voiceless fricative; C: a voiceless stop, and V: a vowel).One view suggests that voiceless stops become voiced in SCV as their noise offset time decreases. The second view maintains that the voicing/aspiration contrast in stops is neutralized following voiceless fricatives where the relevant NOT (noise offset time) values characterizing voiced and voiceless stops cannot be maintained or carried out. There are two competing views concerning the phonological interpretation of voiceless stops following voiceless fricatives (SCV where S: a voiceless fricative; C: a voiceless stop, and V: a vowel).One view suggests that voiceless stops become voiced in SCV as their noise offset time decreases. The second view maintains that the voicing/aspiration contrast in stops is neutralized following voiceless fricatives where the relevant NOT (noise offset time) values characterizing voiced and voiceless stops cannot be maintained or carried out. https://lsi-linguistics.ihcs.ac.ir/article_1648_7437d136770f5b35194cb46c1653efaa.pdf