What the body (mouth, throat, nose, lungs) does to pronounce a sound or 'phone'. Se also phonetics.
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Are there any languages or cultures where people speak while inhaling?
In English, a 'gasp' exclamation seems to be the only word spoken while inhaling. Though it is sometimes implied that the expression is not voluntary, it typically is in most conversations.
I was curious though, are there other languages and…
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Are the vowel charts of male and female the same regardless of scale?
The vowel chart of female is boarder than that of male. Are the two systems overlapping regardless of scale, i.e. by dividing by a number? If not, what are the differences and what does that mean?
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Thyroid / cricoid movement in the Laryngeal Articulator Model
In a singing context, at least some voice training methods look to develop the ability to tilt the thyroid cartilage and (separately) the cricoid cartilage, as a way of changing tone and projection. For example, the Estill method teaches that the…
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Mapping the pulmonic consonants in English to its corresponding place of articulation
I'm following this wiki chart to map the English consonants into its corresponding place of articulation. I can see that some sounds in English like /w/ they do not exist in that char. So, I'm confused whether it's bilabial, labiodental or velar.…
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How to convert a vocal tract constriction variables (TVs) values to articulation features
I'm reading about TVs and I'm trying to figure out, how to convert their values to the corresponding articulation features like stop, palatal, unvoiced, bilabial, etc. Are there any ranges of values where the map is done? For instance, the perfect…
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Spoken languages known for their articulation
Are there any spoken languages which are known for their inherent articulation. In other words, where in the world would a person with hearing disabilities like to have been born (if we only consider this aspect). I'm thinking of something like the…
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