1 cs 551/651: structure of spoken language spectrogram reading: nasals john-paul hosom fall 2010
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3 Spectrogram Reading: Nasals word-initial nasals in context of front vowel /iy/TRANSCRIPT
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CS 551/651:Structure of Spoken Language
Spectrogram Reading: Nasals
John-Paul HosomFall 2010
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Spectrogram Reading: Nasals
Nasal consonants:
only 3: /m/ (bilabial)/n/ (alveolar)/ng/ (velar)
In English, /ng/ can never begin a syllable
spectral properties of nasals can be nearly identical; thedistinction is usually made based on formant movementin neighboring vowel.
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Spectrogram Reading: Nasals
word-initial nasals in context of front vowel /iy/
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Spectrogram Reading: Nasals
word-initial nasals in context of mid vowel /ah/
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Spectrogram Reading: Nasals
word-initial nasals in context of back vowel /aa/
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Spectrogram Reading: Nasals
word-medial nasals in context of front vowel /iy/
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Spectrogram Reading: Nasals
word-medial nasals in context of mid vowel /ah/
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Spectrogram Reading: Nasals
word-medial nasals in context of back vowel /aa/
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Spectrogram Reading: Nasals
word-final nasals in context of front vowel /iy/
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Spectrogram Reading: Nasals
word-final nasals in context of mid vowel /ah/
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Spectrogram Reading: Nasals
word-final nasals in context of back vowel /aa/