Vowel–vowel trajectories and region modeling

Trajectories in the formant space of vowel–vowel transitions are analyzed. Results on natural speech are presented. The trajectories have been modeled, taking advantage of a new concept which quantizes the vocal tract area function into Distinctive Regions and Modes.

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