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Experimental Phonetics

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Any investigation of speech by means of instruments that can be used
- to visualize the speech event
- to provide a basis for measurement

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The Speech Chain

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Linguistic level, physiological level, acoustic level, physiological level, linguistic level

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Acoustic Level

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The only stage in the speech chain where speech exists outside of the human body, defines the common ground between speech production and perception

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Sound

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Transmission of a pattern of motion through a medium in a longitudinal wave form, most commonly the medium is air

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Air Movement

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Air always moves from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure

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Sound Wave

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Variations in air pressure, alternating pattern of compressions and rarefactions

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Longitudinal Wave

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The motion of particles is in the same direction as the direction of the wave

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Transverse Wave

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The motion of particles is at a right angle to the direction of the wave

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Waveform

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A visual representation of sound showing changes in air pressure over time at a specific point in space, single entity

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Simple Waveform

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Has the form of a sine curve

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Sine Curve

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Presents a mathematical representation of circular motion, simple periodic wave

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Pure Tone

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A sound that creates a single sine wave, ex. a tuning fork

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Period

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The duration of a single cycle, measured in milliseconds

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Frequency

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The number of cycles per second, measured in hertz
F = 1 divided by Period(s)
F = 1000 divided by Period(ms)

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Amplitude

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Peak-to-peak height on the waveform or maximum distance from the baseline, measures the amount of pressure change in pascals

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Amplitude and Loudness

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Higher amplitude –> louder sound

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Intensity and Loudness

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Doubled intensity –> doubled loudness

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Intensity

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The amount of kinetic energy (= the force that causes the movement) received from the sound wave, measured in decibels

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Amplitude and Intensity

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Doubled amplitude –> quadrupled intensity

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Periodic Waves

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Waveforms with a repeating pattern, cyclic

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Simple Periodic Waves

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A single sine wave, no sound produced in language

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Complex Periodic Waves

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All periodic waves but simple sine waves, vowels, voiced fricatives, nasals, liquids, glides, and sonorants

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Aperiodic Waves

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Waveforms with no repeating patterns, “noisy” sounds, voiceless fricatives

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Transient Waves

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Waveforms with a very short duration, voiced and voiceless stops

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Voicing and Periodicity
Each period of the acoustic signal corresponds to a single cycle of vocal fold vibration
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Fourier Analysis
Identifying the sine wave components in a complex waveform
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Spectrogram
Visualizes the sine components of a complex waveform
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Spectrum
Two-dimensional diagram that shows the frequency and amplitude (or intensity) of each sine wave component in the given sound
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Spectra of Actual Vowels
Consists of an infinite series of vertical lines, equally spaced with distinct peaks
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Acoustic Resonator
An object that is set into vibration by an external force changing the quality and making the sound louder, in this case vocal tract
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Sound Source
Vibrating vocal folds, series of sine waves equally spaced out
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Source-Filter Theory
Combination of the spectrum of the source and the frequency response curve of the filter
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Harmonics
The x-value of each vertical line (= the frequency of each sine wave component), each harmonic is a multiple of the first, lowest harmonic, determines pitch by the vocal folds
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Fundamental Frequency
The first, lowest harmonic, is the pitch of the sound, the frequency of the vocal fold vibration
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Vocal Tract
Resonates the source sound by allowing certain frequencies to pass through with greater amplitude
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Frequency Response Curve
Indicates how much amplitude/intensity will be added or taken away from each possible input frequency during filtering
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Formants
The x-value of each peak in the frequency response curve, determines the sound quality by the vocal tract
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Source Spectrum
Each vertical line represents the frequency of each sine wave component and its amplitude
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Resonant Frequency Equation
F = (speed of sound in the air)/(length of the vocal tract * 4)
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Lip Rounding
Changes the shape and lengthens the vocal tract, decreases formants F2 and F3
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Velum Position
Lowering the velum allows for air to pass through the nose, adding another "tube" filter to the system and adds an additional formant
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Speech Production
Involves the vibrating of vocal folds and the filtering of that sound through the vocal tract
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Lowered Tongue
Increases the oral cavity, increasing F1
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Fronted Tongue
Increases the pharyngeal cavity, increasing F2
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Natural Frequency
When an object is set into vibration, the rate at which the object vibrates
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Resonance
A large increase in the amplitude of a vibration when an external force is applied at the natural frequency of the object
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Lower Tongue
Higher F1
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Raised Tongue
Lower F1
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Spectrogram
A graphic representation of the energy of the frequency components of the speech as a function of time, time as x-axis, frequency as y-axis, energy (amplitude) as color scale
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Spectrograph
Device to produce spectrograms
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Spectrography
Technic to produce spectrograms
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Spectrogram Vertical Bars
Each striation corresponds to a single cycle of vocal folds vibration
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Spectrogram Horizontal bars
Correspond to the formants of a vowel
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Vertical Bar Spacing in Spectrum
If the fundamental frequency increases, the spacing between vertical lines (= harmonics) increases
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Vertical Bar Spacing Spectrogram
If the fundamental frequency increases, the spacing between vertical lines (= size of the gaps between individual striations) decreases.
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Shading
Indicates softness, if very light the sound is soft
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Vowels
Carry greater energy than consonants (vertically wider on waveform and darker on spectrogram) and have formant structures, contain more information within articulation, classified based on frequency
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Consonants
Contain more information before or after articulation, relevant information is shown in the transition from/to other sounds, classified based on frequency, intensity, and timing
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Vocal Fold Vibration
Air pressure generated by lungs, air is then converted into a series of puffs, each puff creating an alternating compression and rarefaction of air, producing a periodic complex wave
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Turbulence Generation
Air pressure is generated by lungs, air goes through open glottis, air flows through narrow constriction making it turbulent, producing a continuous aperiodic wave
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Sudden Pressure Change
Air generated by lungs, air goes through open glottis, air meets complete constriction causing change in pressure, producing a transient wave
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Constriction Interval
The time corresponding to the constriction in which production of a consonant occurs between two articulators at some place in the vocal tract
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Formant Transition
When a vowel precedes or follows the articulators moving into their target position
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Stops (Plosives)
A complete constriction of the vocal tract then airflow resuming in a burst of sound, most common consonant
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Acoustic Cues of Stops
Stop gap (complete closure with silence), burst noise (sudden noise/darkness), voice onset time, formant transition
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Fricatives
Narrow constriction produced when two articulators come close to each other, airflow becomes turbulent going through narrow passage
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Venturi Effect
Flowing material becomes faster when it goes through a narrow area
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Affricate
A sequence of stop followed by fricative at the same place of articulation
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Obstruents
The only consonants that have a phonemic voicing distinction in English, consists of stops, fricatives, and affricates
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Nasals
The place and manner of articulation takes place in the mouth, but the soft palate is lowered and the air flows through the nose, low-frequency formants
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Liquids and Glides (Approximants)
A constriction in the oral cavity, narrowing the vocal tract but not enough to create turbulence, airflow through the oral cavity is smooth, division of airflow
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Sonorants

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