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... vocal cords generates a force that tends to suck the vocal cords together . This aerodynamically generated force , which is a consequence of the Bernoulli effect , is one of the main factors governing phonation.2 The vocal cords close ...
... vocal cords generates a force that tends to suck the vocal cords together . This aerodynamically generated force , which is a consequence of the Bernoulli effect , is one of the main factors governing phonation.2 The vocal cords close ...
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... vocal cords after the release of the [ p ] , but it takes about 100 msec for the vocal cords to reach the configuration necessary for phonation ( Lieber- man , 1967 ) . The distinction between [ b ] and [ p ] thus rests on the delay in ...
... vocal cords after the release of the [ p ] , but it takes about 100 msec for the vocal cords to reach the configuration necessary for phonation ( Lieber- man , 1967 ) . The distinction between [ b ] and [ p ] thus rests on the delay in ...
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... vocal cords closed during the phonatory cycle . He would blow his vocal cords apart , producing noiselike aperiodic excitation , and he would also termi- nate his supralaryngeal vocal tract with an open glottis . Truby et al . ( 1965 ) ...
... vocal cords closed during the phonatory cycle . He would blow his vocal cords apart , producing noiselike aperiodic excitation , and he would also termi- nate his supralaryngeal vocal tract with an open glottis . Truby et al . ( 1965 ) ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Cognitive and Communicative Factors Underlying Language | 5 |
Darwin and Negus | 21 |
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