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Exploring the source of short-term variations in respiratory data

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: This study explores short-term respiratory volume changes in German oral and nasal stops and discusses to what extent these changes may be explained by laryngeal-oral coordination. It is expected that respiratory volumes decrease more rapidly when the glottis and the vocal tract are open after the release of voiceless aspirated stops. Two experiments were performed using Inductance Plethysmography and acoustics, varying consonantal properties, loudness, and prosodic focus. Results show consistent differences in respiratory slopes between voiceless vs voiced and nasal stops, which are more extreme in a loud or focused position. Thus, respiratory changes can even occur at a local level.

Source: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

DOI: 10.1121/1.5087272

Authors: Susanne Fuchs, Laura L. Koenig, Caterina Petrone