Articulation of whispered alveolar consonants

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.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Linguistics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Osfar, Megan J.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Shosted, Ryan K.

• whisper
• alveolar
• consonants
• hyperarticulation
• electropalatography (EPG)

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2011 Megan J. Osfar

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/26173

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/26173