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A radiographic analysis of constriction locations for vowels

Wood, Sidney A J LU (1991) 7.
Abstract
Vocal tract area functions estimated from 38 sets of X-rayed vowel articulations collected from the literature and from new X-ray motion films of English and Arabic speech reveal four constriction locations: along the hard palate, along the soft palate, in the upper pharynx and in the lower larynx. Each location is appropriate for a definable class of vowel qualities, confirming the quantal nature of at least this aspect of vowel articulation. The acoustical, physiological and phonological implications are discussed. In a given phonotactic environment the precision of the constricting tongue manoeuvre was good. The only truly language specific difference was a preference for either the midpalatal or prepalatal location for palatal... (More)
Vocal tract area functions estimated from 38 sets of X-rayed vowel articulations collected from the literature and from new X-ray motion films of English and Arabic speech reveal four constriction locations: along the hard palate, along the soft palate, in the upper pharynx and in the lower larynx. Each location is appropriate for a definable class of vowel qualities, confirming the quantal nature of at least this aspect of vowel articulation. The acoustical, physiological and phonological implications are discussed. In a given phonotactic environment the precision of the constricting tongue manoeuvre was good. The only truly language specific difference was a preference for either the midpalatal or prepalatal location for palatal constrictions. The tongue muscles are found to be admirably situated for creating constrictions at the four locations. (Less)
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Papers in speech communication. Speech production (Reprinted from Journal of Phonetics 7, 1979, p.25-43)
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Kent, Raymond D. ; Atal, Bishnu S. and Miller, Joanne L.
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7
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Acoustical Society of America
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0-88318-958-5
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  author       = {{Wood, Sidney A J}},
  booktitle    = {{Papers in speech communication. Speech production (Reprinted from Journal of Phonetics 7, 1979, p.25-43)}},
  editor       = {{Kent, Raymond D. and Atal, Bishnu S. and Miller, Joanne L.}},
  isbn         = {{0-88318-958-5}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{Acoustical Society of America}},
  title        = {{A radiographic analysis of constriction locations for vowels}},
  volume       = {{7}},
  year         = {{1991}},
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