UCLA Working Papers in Phonetics No. 19,

Abstract

The report includes the following papers: Direct measurement of the vocal tract; PARAFAC--an 'explanatory' factor analysis procedure; Factor analyses of formant frequencies of vowels; Cross language differences in the perception of natural vowel sounds; Factor analyses of tongue shapes; Parameters of tongue shape; Glottal pulse waveform effects in line analog speech synthesis; Syllable structure and sentence rhythm; Simplicity is a complicated question; The interpretation of phonological features in assimilation rules; Is the left hemisphere specialized for speech, language, or something else; Notes on some recent computer programs; An opinion on voiceprints.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0730083

Entities

People

  • Peter Ladefoged

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assimilation
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Factor Analysis
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Hemispheres
  • Language
  • Linguistics
  • Measurement
  • Perception
  • Phonetics
  • Speech
  • Syllables
  • Voiceprints
  • Waveforms

Readers

  • Speech Processing/Speech Recognition.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference
  • AI & ML - Machine Translation