The Physiology of Speech and Hearing: An Introduction |
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air bursts air pressure airflow allophones amplitude articulation articulatory arytenoid auditory system axon basilar membrane behavior breathing buzz called cartilage cause closure coarticulation cochlea complex compressed constriction Dynamics elastic recoil forces example Figure flow fricative function glottal glottis hair cells human hyoid hyoid bone impedance increase inner intensity language laryngeal ligament lips lung pressure mandible middle ear modulation morpheme motion motor move movement muscle fibers muscles of inhalation nasal neural neuron noise occur palate pattern pharyngeal phonation Phonation Mechanism physiological position posterior potential produce receptor Reprinted by permission resonance frequency result scala scala media segment sensory sentence serial order signal sound energy sound pressure soundwave speaker Speech and Hearing speech production speech sounds spiral stimulus stop consonants structure surface syllable target thorax thyroid tion tongue tube units velocity VIIIth nerve vocal folds vocal tract vocal tract shape voice vowel waveform word