Speech Acoustics
Nasals
Objectives
The aim of this section is to familiarize you with the basic way in
which nasal sounds are produced and how that relates to the acoustics
of such sounds.
On successful completion of this topic you will be able to:
- Understand the basic acoustic properties of nasal sounds
- Be able to describe the acoustic cues that indicate the place of articulation for nasal sounds
- Understand what is meant by a nasal formant
(c) Dr Richard J Baker, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester