Acoustics of the Vowel: Preliminaries

by Dieter Maurer

It seems as if the fundamentals of how we produce vowels and how they are acoustically represented have been clarified: we phonate and articulate. Using our vocal chords, we produce a vocal sound or noise which is then shaped into a specific vowel sound by the resonances of the pharyngeal, oral, and nasal cavities, that is, the vocal tract. Accordingly, the acoustic description of vowels relates to vowelspecific patterns of relative energy maxima...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3034320310
• ISBN13: 9783034320313
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.8"