Articulating Finnish Vowels: Results from MRI and Sound Data
Articulating Finnish Vowels: Results from MRI and Sound Data
Author(s): Jani Saunavaara, Pertti Palo, Jarmo Malinen, Daniel Aalto, Martti Vainio, Olli Aaltonen, Risto-Pekka HapponenSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus
Keywords: Finnish; Formant analysis; spectral LPC; MRI
Summary/Abstract: We present anatomic and acoustic data from a pilot study on the Finnish vowels [ɑ, e, i, o, u, y, æ, ø]. The data were acquired simultaneously with 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and a custom built sound recording system. The data consist of a single static repetition of each vowel with constant F0. The imaging sequence was 7.6 s long and had an isotropic voxel size of 1.8 mm. We report results of listening tests and acoustic analysis of audio data as well as manual analysis of MR images.
Journal: Linguistica Uralica
- Issue Year: XLVIII/2012
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 194-199
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
