LIN229H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Vocal Tract, Vocal Folds, Egressive Sound
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Chapter two the production of speech: we describe the speech production process in two stages, first, we consider the role of the lungs and the larynx. A whispered speech sound occurring in otherwise voice-phonated speech is [h], as in english [h t] hat. In other languages, called tone languages, different pitch patterns are used in the same way vowels and consonants are used in all languages, i. e. to distinguish words from one another. Thus, french has three nasalized vowels, occurring in. During the articulation of the consonant, the lips are rounded. A labialized velar plosive, for instance, is symbolized [kw]: palatalization. The front of the tongue is raised (as for [i] or [j]) during the pronunciation of a consonant. A palatalized bilabial plosive, for instance, is symbolized [pj]: velarization. The back of the tongue is raised (as for [u] or [ ]), during the pronunciation of a consonant.
