An experiment in electromyography is described ; data on action potentials obtained from m. orbicularis oris is presented. There is every indication that the EMG signal is statistically insignificantly different in duration and amplitude for initial and final /p/ and /b/ in context with several vowels in monosyllabic words. The data is linked to a provisional theory of production.
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