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Barry, William; Kuenzel, Hermann – Journal of Phonetics, 1975
A pneumotachographic investigation of intervocalic /p/, /t/ and /k/ was undertaken to isolate physiological parameters responsible for coarticulatory air-flow phenomena. Airflow was most sensitive during the /k/ closure phase. The dynamics of the closure phase for each place of articulation and their implications for pneumotachography are…
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Applied Linguistics, Articulation (Speech), Consonants
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Stevens, Kenneth N.; Blumstein, Sheila E. – Journal of Phonetics, 1975
Acoustic properties of retroflex consonants were determined and interpreted in terms of acoustic theory. The results are considered in relation to a quantal theory, auditory property detectors, and theoretical notions of markedness. (Author/TL)
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Articulation (Speech), Auditory Perception, Consonants
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Clarke, Wayne M. – Journal of Phonetics, 1975
A nasal separator was used to measure the oral and nasal components in the speech of a normal adult Australian population. Results indicated no difference in oral and nasal sound pressure levels for read versus spontaneous speech samples; however, females tended to have a higher nasal component than did males. (Author/TL)
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Applied Linguistics, Consonants, Distinctive Features (Language)