Normal Voice condition (baseline values)
To make your formant charts, use the following point vowel tokens. Record each sentence individually in Signalyze and then measure the formants of the vowel that is underlined and bolded in each sentence.
[i] | F1 | F2 | |
---|---|---|---|
1c | They say sheep is in the dictionary. | ___________ | ___________ |
1f | Take a sip of the tea. | ___________ | ___________ |
3d | Key | ___________ | ___________ |
mean | ___________ | ___________ |
[u] | F1 | F2 | |
---|---|---|---|
1g | The ship sails through the water. | ___________ | ___________ |
2g | On the top of the building, there's a pool. | ___________ | ___________ |
3f | Two | ___________ | ___________ |
mean | ___________ | ___________ |
[a] | F1 | F2 | |
---|---|---|---|
1d | They say saw is in the dictionary. | ___________ | ___________ |
1e | They say gnaw is in the dictionary. | ___________ | ___________ |
3e | Pa | ___________ | ___________ |
mean | ___________ | ___________ |
Now plot these mean values on one of the formant charts included in Appendix I.
Extreme Formants condition
This time record the words in infant-directed speech style, with extreme formants. Record the values here.
[i] | F1 | F2 | |
---|---|---|---|
1c | They say sheep is in the dictionary. | ___________ | ___________ |
1f | Take a sip of the tea. | ___________ | ___________ |
3d | Key | ___________ | ___________ |
mean | ___________ | ___________ |
[u] | F1 | F2 | |
---|---|---|---|
1g | The ship sails through the water. | ___________ | ___________ |
2g | On the top of the building, there's a pool. | ___________ | ___________ |
3f | Two | ___________ | ___________ |
mean | ___________ | ___________ |
[a] | F1 | F2 | |
---|---|---|---|
1d | They say saw is in the dictionary. | ___________ | ___________ |
1e | They say gnaw is in the dictionary. | ___________ | ___________ |
3e | Pa | ___________ | ___________ |
mean | ___________ | ___________ |
Now plot these mean values on one of the formant charts included in Appendix I.