Abstract
A method of analyzing & describing the acoustic properties of fricatives is developed & applied to the fricatives & to the fricative components of the affricates of Standard Chinese. The method consists of making f spectra using the Fast Fourier Transform & analyzing the spectra in terms of critical bands. Three measures are proposed for characterizing the fricative spectra: the center of gravity, the dispersion, & the mean intensity level. The six fricatives of Chinese, & the fricative components of the six affricates are analyzed by this method, & compared with other langs. There is also some discussion of the significance of the results for the perception of Standard Chinese fricatives, & the relation of the method to distinctive feature theory.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 53-70 |
| Journal | Journal of Chinese Linguistics |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1986 |
Bibliographical note
The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015.The record was previously connected to the following departments: Linguistics and Phonetics (015010003)
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Comparative Language Studies and Linguistics