Instructor (Fall 2002): Dr. Tadao Miyamoto


Course Description:
A study of the acoustical properties of speech sounds including the basic physical principles involved in the generation and propagation of sound energy and the phenomenon of resonance; students are introduced to experimental instruments and trained in the use of the sound spectrograph for the analysis of speech sounds.

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Course Outline Course Schedule




Class 1:
Basic Acoustics 1

Class 2:
Basic Acoustics 2

Class 3:
Basic Acoustics 3

Class 4:
Reflection

Class 5:
Mode of Vibration

Class 6:
Spectrograph

Class 7:
Speech Production

Class 8:
Digital Processing

Class 9:
Vocal Tract

Class 10:
Vowels

Class 11:
Fricatives

Class 12:
Nasals

Class 13:
Laterals

Class 14:
Stops

Class 15:
Affricates

Class 16:
Voice Qualities

Class 17:
Japanese Prosody

Class 18:
Impairments

Class 19:
Perception

Supplemetal Documents
1) Rounding of stops in Mainland Comox: A preliminary acoustic analysis
2) English Prosody