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Chung, Hyunju; Weismer, Gary – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: Most acoustic and articulatory studies on /l/ have focused on either duration, formant frequencies, or tongue shape during the constriction interval. Only a limited set of data exists for the transition characteristics of /l/ to and from surrounding vowels. The aim of this study was to examine second formant (F2) transition…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, North American English, Vowels, Human Body
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Turner, Greg S.; Weismer, Gary – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1993
The ability to alter speaking rate was studied in nine adult subjects with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and nine control subjects. Results suggest that the relationship between speaking rate, articulation rate, pause duration, and pause frequency remained largely intact for the dysarthric speakers. Data showed greater dependence on pausing by the…
Descriptors: Adults, Articulation (Speech), Speech Acts, Speech Evaluation