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Acoustic Phonetics
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Undergraduate 3
05/19/2009

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VOICED
Definition
Vertical striations corresponding to the vibrations of vocal folds.
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BILABIAL
Definition
Locus of both second and third formants comparatively low.
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Alveolar
Definition
Locus of second formant about 1700-1800 Hz.
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Velar
Definition
usually high locus of the second formant. common origin of second and third formant transitions.
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Retroflex
Definition
General lowering of the third and fourth formants.
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Stop
Definition
Gap in pattern, followed by burst of noise for voiceless stops  or sharp beginning of formant structure for voiced stops.
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Fricative
Definition
Random noise pattern, especially in higher frequency regions, but dependent on place of articulation.
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Nasal
Definition
Formant structure similar to that of vowels but with nasal formants at about 250, 2500, and 3250 Hz.
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Lateral
Definition
Formant structure similar to that of vowels but with formants in the neighborhood of 250, 1200, and 2400 Hz.
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Approximant
Definition
Formant structure similar to that in vowels, usually changing.
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Voice Bar
Definition
Evidence of voicing near the baseline during a consonant closure.
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Locus
Definition
the apparent point of origin of the formant for each place of articulation
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first three formants of [i]
Definition
280, 2250, 2890
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first three formants of [I]
Definition
400, 1920, 2560
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first three formants of [ε]
Definition
550, 1770, 2490
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first three formants of [æ]
Definition
690, 1660, 2490
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first three formants of [α]
Definition
710, 1100, 2540
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first three formants of [open o]
Definition
590, 880, 2540
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first three formants [cap u]
Definition
450, 1030, 2380
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first three formants of [u]
Definition
310, 870, 2250
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