Phonetics and Phonology (eng507)
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| Further readings on this section - Chapter 8 of the textbook (A Course in Phonetics by Peter Ladefoged and Keith Johnson) - Online sources http://www.splab.net/APD/G400/index-e.html http://www.phon.ox.ac.uk/jcoleman/tubes_practical.html Copyright Virtual University of Pakistan Phonetics and Phonology (ENG) VU Lesson-25 ACOUSTIC PHONETICS-III At the end of this section, the students will be able to • EXPLAIN and INTERPRET spectrograms of speech sounds and think about some individual differences. Topic-126: Explaining the Acoustics of Consonants In addition to the above given features of consonant sounds (in Topic, following hints and ideas are important to be remembered for interpreting the spectrograms of consonants Voiced - vertical striations corresponding to the vibrations of the vocal folds Bilabial - locus of both second and third formants comparatively low Alveolar - locus of second formant about 1700–1800 Hz. Velar - usually high locus of the second formant Retroflex - general lowering of the third and fourth formants Stopgap in pattern (with burst for voiceless and sharp formant beginning for voiced stops) Fricative - random noise pattern in higher frequency regions Nasal - formant structure similar to that of vowels (with formants at 250, 2500, and 3250) Lateral - formant structure similar to that of vowels (with formants at 250, 1200, and 2400) Approximant - formant structure similar to that in vowels, usually changing Download 1.01 Mb. Share with your friends:
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