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Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
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Contributors
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1972
Description
This thesis investigates articulatory tenseness in French and English
oral vowels. Chapter I reviews notions of tenseness, Chapter II
presents experimental procedure, Chapter III contains results and
conclusions. Tense vowels within a language demonstrate greater formant frequency
deviation from a neutral vowel position than lax vowels. The deviations
of the French nuclei [...] and the English nuclei [...] are compared using spectrograms made from
recordings of Standard French and American English speakers. Measurement
is based on the difference in Hertz of the first three formant
frequencies of each vowel and the corresponding frequencies of the
neutral vowel position of that language. The French nuclei [...] exhibit greater deviation than the English
nuclei [...] from their respective neutral vowel positions and are
said to be comparatively more tense. The same measurement and
criteria show that the English nuclei [...] are comparatively
more tense than their French counterparts.
oral vowels. Chapter I reviews notions of tenseness, Chapter II
presents experimental procedure, Chapter III contains results and
conclusions. Tense vowels within a language demonstrate greater formant frequency
deviation from a neutral vowel position than lax vowels. The deviations
of the French nuclei [...] and the English nuclei [...] are compared using spectrograms made from
recordings of Standard French and American English speakers. Measurement
is based on the difference in Hertz of the first three formant
frequencies of each vowel and the corresponding frequencies of the
neutral vowel position of that language. The French nuclei [...] exhibit greater deviation than the English
nuclei [...] from their respective neutral vowel positions and are
said to be comparatively more tense. The same measurement and
criteria show that the English nuclei [...] are comparatively
more tense than their French counterparts.
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Type
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Extent
47 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
13536
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Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1972.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
1972
Date Text
1972
Date Issued (EDTF)
1972
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FADT13536
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monographic
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Person Preferred Name
SWIFT, PATRICIA WORRELL
Graduate College
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47 p.
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ACOUSTIC CONSIDERATION OF TENSENESS IN SOME FRENCH AND ENGLISH VOWELS
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Origin Information
1972
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Digital Library
Title
ACOUSTIC CONSIDERATION OF TENSENESS IN SOME FRENCH AND ENGLISH VOWELS
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ACOUSTIC CONSIDERATION OF TENSENESS IN SOME FRENCH AND ENGLISH VOWELS