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Temporal Information in Speech: Acoustic, Auditory and Linguistic Aspects
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A new framework for describing the acoustic structure of speech based purely on temporal aspects has been developed, which is said to be comprised of three main temporal features, based on dominant fluctuation rates: envelope, periodicity, and fine-structure.Abstract:
The temporal properties of speech appear to play a more important role in linguistic contrasts than has hitherto been appreciated. Therefore, a new framework for describing the acoustic structure of speech based purely on temporal aspects has been developed. From this point of view, speech can be said to be comprised of three main temporal features, based on dominant fluctuation rates: envelope, periodicity, and fine-structure. Each feature has distinct acoustic manifestations, auditory and perceptual correlates, and roles in linguistic contrasts. The applicability of this three-featured temporal system is discussed in relation to hearing-impaired and normal listeners.read more
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