The Sounds of English : Chapter 28

pp. 246-247

Formants and Vowel Quality

What do we call the first horizontal bar from the bottom of a spectrogram?

 

What do call the second horizontal bar from the bottom?

 

What are the lines that are overlaid on a spectrograms to track the formants called?

 

What is Linear Prediction Coding?

 

What is a typical value for F1 of /i;/ spoken by a male?

 

What is the typical value for F1 of /A;/ spoken by a male?

 

What is the typical value for F2 of /i;/ spoken by a male?

 

What is the typical value for F2 of /A;/ spoken by a male?

 

Do close vowels tend to have low or high F1?

 

Do open vowels tend to have low or high F1?

 

Do front vowels tend to have low or high F2?

 

Do back vowels tend to have low or high F2?