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... acoustic filter . Stop consonant The feature stop consonant , already discussed with respect to pho- nation onset , has as its acoustic correlate perhaps the simplest and clearest perceptual contrast that can be made . The acoustic signal ...
... acoustic filter . Stop consonant The feature stop consonant , already discussed with respect to pho- nation onset , has as its acoustic correlate perhaps the simplest and clearest perceptual contrast that can be made . The acoustic signal ...
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... ACOUSTIC STABILITY A sound , if it is to be useful as a signal in a communications system , must obviously be one that a speaker can produce and a hearer can identify . Let's suppose that we have been asked to evaluate the utility of ...
... ACOUSTIC STABILITY A sound , if it is to be useful as a signal in a communications system , must obviously be one that a speaker can produce and a hearer can identify . Let's suppose that we have been asked to evaluate the utility of ...
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... acoustic signal that specifies one of the vowels ( Stevens and House , 1955 ) . Different speakers who have supralaryngeal vocal tracts that differ in size and length can generate the same acoustic signal by means of different ...
... acoustic signal that specifies one of the vowels ( Stevens and House , 1955 ) . Different speakers who have supralaryngeal vocal tracts that differ in size and length can generate the same acoustic signal by means of different ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Cognitive and Communicative Factors Underlying Language | 5 |
Darwin and Negus | 21 |
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