LING 2P50 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Creaky Voice, Murmured Voice, Falsetto
15 Jan 2016
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Larynx: complex structure composed of cartilages held together by ligaments and supporting several muscles. Vocal folds: crucial to sound production; 2 horizontal shelves of muscle and ligament lying just behind the adams apple. Cricoid cartilage: superior to trachea, signet ring shape with shield/lamina on the back. Thyroid cartilage: superior to cricoid cartilage is plough shaped; has 2 pairs of horns. Vibration rate: rate of pressure alternations of the vocal folds. Arytenoid cartilages: small pyramid shaped; sit atop the rear of the cricoid cartilage on either side. Hyoid bone: provides support for the muscles of the tongue sitting above it and it is connected by muscles to the larynx below; not attached to any other bone. Cartilagenous glottis: part lying between the arytenoid cartilages. Ventricle of morgagni: space between true and false vocal folds. Glottal stop [ ]: entire glottis is closed; complete absence of energy.
