Subglottal coupling and vowel space: an investigation in quantal theory.

We describe the attenuation of the second vowel formant peak near the second resonance of the subglottal system, and test whether it is a quantal acoustic-articulatory relation (Stevens 1972, 1989) dividing front and back vowels. We find strong evidence for this hypothesis within English and cross-linguistically, and illustrate one way to test proposed quantal relations. Thesis Supervisor: Professor Kenneth N. Stevens Title: Clarence J. LeBel Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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