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... tongue toward the shape necessary for producing the vowel [ æ ] and the final consonant [ t ] . The motion of the speaker's tongue is continuous ; there is no point at which we can say that the tongue is in the position for a " pure ...
... tongue toward the shape necessary for producing the vowel [ æ ] and the final consonant [ t ] . The motion of the speaker's tongue is continuous ; there is no point at which we can say that the tongue is in the position for a " pure ...
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... tongue in the course of time and the shape of the tongue at a particular instant of time . This last aspect - the shape of the tongue - is particularly important for the vocal tract modeling studies that we will discuss , because we now ...
... tongue in the course of time and the shape of the tongue at a particular instant of time . This last aspect - the shape of the tongue - is particularly important for the vocal tract modeling studies that we will discuss , because we now ...
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... tongue is high and fronted to form a maximally constricted oral cavity in the production of [ i ] . In contrast , the body of the tongue is low to form a large cavity in [ a ] and [ u ] . The tongue body forms a large pharyngeal cavity ...
... tongue is high and fronted to form a maximally constricted oral cavity in the production of [ i ] . In contrast , the body of the tongue is low to form a large cavity in [ a ] and [ u ] . The tongue body forms a large pharyngeal cavity ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Cognitive and Communicative Factors Underlying Language | 5 |
Darwin and Negus | 21 |
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