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The Bell vowel model: its acoustic weaknesses
1. The single resonance and two resonance theories. Bell coupled his new vowel model to the then popular single resonance theory, claiming the vowel tone (resonance) depended on the dimensions of the buccal cavity. In Visible Speech (1867:71), he postulated … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Melville Bell, articulation, phonetics, speech acoustics, speech production, vowels
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