Acoustic Interpretation of Pharyngeal Voice Quality Settings

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  • Lynn Marie Heap

Résumé

A trained phonetician has produced pharyngeal consonants and voice quality settings that provide extreme, or peripheral examples. These examples can then be compared cross linguistically or within individual voice quality settings. A video examination provides a means to describe these consonants by observing interaction of anatomical features and, spectrographic analysis can help to support these observations. The video data show the epiglottis separating the vocal tract in the region of the pharynx with varying degrees of constriction. It is also possible to see the arytenoid structures of the larynx raise up toward the epiglottis and at times, the aryepiglottic folds trill laterally. It is assumed the degree that the larynx approximates the epiglottis from below has an affect on the perceived pharyngeal consonant. The effect of voicing on pharyngeal postures is also considered. Closer examination of spectrograms and comparison with uvular consonants may reveal a pharyngeal category that compares with uvular consonants.

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1996-09-01

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Heap LM. Acoustic Interpretation of Pharyngeal Voice Quality Settings. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 1 sept. 1996 [cité 4 août 2024];24(3):26-. Disponible à: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/1000

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Actes du congrès de la Semaine canadienne d'acoustique