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Articulation of whispered alveolar consonants
Osfar, Megan J.
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- Title
- Articulation of whispered alveolar consonants
- Author(s)
- Osfar, Megan J.
- Issue Date
- 2011-08-25T22:17:18Z
- Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
- Shosted, Ryan K.
- Department of Study
- Linguistics
- Discipline
- Linguistics
- Degree Granting Institution
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Degree Name
- M.A.
- Degree Level
- Thesis
- Date of Ingest
- 2011-08-25T22:17:18Z
- Keyword(s)
- whisper
- alveolar
- consonants
- hyperarticulation
- electropalatography (EPG)
- Abstract
- This thesis explores the articulation of whispered and normally-spoken alveolar consonants through the use of electropalatography (EPG). While whisper is a well-researched topic, most prior studies have been limited to glottal and acoustic examinations. This study aims to directly measure the articulatory changes speech undergoes when it is whispered. Alveolar consonants /t/, /d/, and /n/ were studied in /iCi/, /aCa/, and /uCu/ environments. Maximum center of gravity, average center of gravity, contacted surface area, and contacted surface area variability were measured. Whispered consonants were found to have a greater duration and COG than normal consonants. Whispered consonants also showed evidence of hyperarticulation: they had lower surface area contact percentages and variability versus normal speech.
- Graduation Semester
- 2011-08
- Permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/2142/26173
- Copyright and License Information
- Copyright 2011 Megan J. Osfar
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