Vowel-vowel transitions, analysis, and modeling [PDF]
Male and female vowel-vowel formant transitions are analyzed using cepstral techniques. The first three formants are detected and represented as trajectories in the F1−F2, F1−F3, and F2−F3 planes. Distinctive formant trajectories are clearly revealed, exhibiting specific trajectory angles at the onset during the initial vowel and at the offset during ...
Mohammed Mrayati, René Carré
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The interaction of syllabification and voicing perception in american english [PDF]
The current paper explores these two sorts of phonetic explanations of the relationship between syllabic position and the voicing contrast in American English.
Jong, Kenneth de+2 more
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Speech characteristics of monozygotic twins and a same-sex sibling: an acoustic case study of coarticulation patterns in read speech [PDF]
This case study reports on an acoustic investigation of the motor speech characteristics of a set of young adult male monozygotic (MZ) twins and compares them to those of an age- and sex-matched sibling who participated in the study 2 years later to ...
Rixon, E., Whiteside, S.P.
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Speech Differences between Multiple System Atrophy and Parkinson's Disease
Abstract Background Delineation of Parkinson's disease (PD) from multiple system atrophy (MSA) can be challenging in early disease stages. Speech characteristics have been studied as digital biomarkers in PD and ataxias. Currently, data on speech in MSA is limited.
Tom Hähnel+9 more
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A SURVEY ON SEVERAL POTENTIALLY PROBLEMATIC AREAS OF PRONUNCIATION FOR IRANIAN EFL LEARNERS
Almost all English language teachers get students to study grammar, vocabulary, etc., but some of these same teachers make little attempt to teach pronunciation in any overt way and only give attention to it in passing.
Amir Toghyani Khorasgani+2 more
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Vowel harmony and vowel alternation in Mayak
Like several other Western Nilotic languages, the Mayak variety of Northern Burun has two sets of vowels distinguished by the feature [ATR], the [-ATR] vowels [I, E, a, i, u] and the [+ATR] vowels [i, e, A, 0, u]. However, the mid [+ATR] vowels [e] and [o] are variants of the mid [-ATR] vowels /e/ and /i/ conditioned by a following high I+ATR] vowel ...
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Changes in the McGurk Effect across Phonetic Contexts. I. Fusions [PDF]
The McGurk effect has generally been studied within a limited range of phonetic contexts. With the goal of characterizing the McGurk effect through a wider range of contexts, a parametric investigation across three different vowel contexts, /i/, /α/, and
Cohen, Michael+2 more
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The Contribution of Phonemic Awareness and Executive Functions to Reading Skills of Italian Pupils
ABSTRACT Phonemic awareness (PA) refers to the ability to reflect on and manipulate phonemes. The development of the ability to become aware of and conduct mental operations on phonemes might involve higher‐order cognitive processes, such as executive functions (EFs), which help modulate attention to goal‐relevant information and support behavioral ...
Anna Cardis+2 more
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The article deals with some of the phonetic features of medieval Mongolian language in the context of language contacts and linguageographical analysis. The author focuses on the issues related to the development problems of historical phonetics of vowel
Nikolay Badgaev
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Fundamental study on the sounds of standard Baltic languages: phonetic and phonological differences
The article discusses the most important differences in the sound structure of contemporary Lithuanian and Latvian standard languages, scientific and practical benefits of a fundamental comparative instrumental sound research, reviews possible further ...
Jurgita Jaroslavienė+1 more
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