The distribution of labials and coronals within Spanish CVCVCV words and English and Dutch CVCVC words has been studied from a functional perspective and in fine detail. We argue that word recognition is key in the explanation of the results; as a word is pronounced, an increasing number of word candidates is eliminated, and consequently the beginning of the word has a higher communicative load than the more predictable end. We argue that this explains the favouring of labials at the beginning of the word and (some) coronals at the end. A novel finding in this study is that lexical stress is a relevant factor in the distribution of the studied consonants. A possible explanation is that stress plays a role in the elimination word candidates. In Spanish, English, and Dutch discourse, the majority of words begins with a stressed syllable and, therefore, an unstressed initial syllable eliminates more word candidates and the communicative load is reduced more, which affects the distribution of labials and (some) coronals.

已经从功能的角度详细研究了西班牙语 CVCVCV 词以及英语和荷兰语 CVCVC 词中唇音和冠状线的分布。我们认为单词识别是解释结果的关键；随着单词的发音，越来越多的候选单词被淘汰，因此单词的开头比更可预测的结尾具有更高的交际负荷。我们认为这解释了在单词开头偏爱唇音而在结尾偏爱（一些）冠状。本研究的一个新发现是词汇重音是所研究辅音分布的一个相关因素。一种可能的解释是，重音在消除候选词中起作用。在西班牙语、英语和荷兰语的话语中，大多数单词都以重读音节开头，并且，