The Sounds of English : Chapter 28

p. 250

Formant Transitions

Why is it hard to determine the place of articulation of plosives from a spectrogram?

 

How can we try to distinguish between /b, d, g/?

 

What is a formant transition?

 

Have a look at Figure 28.5 on p. 250. Describe what happens to the second formant at the end of 'gag'.

 

What happens to the third formant at the end of 'gag'?