Perception of Vowel-to-Vowel Transitions with Different Formant Trajectories
- 21 June 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Phonetica
- Vol. 58 (3), 163-178
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000056197
Abstract
In this paper, the perceptual effects of vowel-to-vowel transitions determined by different temporal variations of model parameters which specify the shapes of the vocal tract area function are investigated. It is shown that, (a) the method of deformation of the vocal tract area function between two targets can be perceptually important and (b) conversely, within certain limits, the time course of parameters from one state to another, and the precise synchronization of two parameters is not important for the correct identification of a vowel series. These characteristics are necessary but not sufficient to prove the existence of a phonetic gesture percept.Keywords
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