Abstract
Two experimental situations were used to examine the role of formant transitions while minimizing that of friction noises as cues to the “place” identification of voiced fricatives. In the first experiments, using no friction at all, /v/ was distinguished from /ð/ by formant transitions alone; in the second, using a common “neutral” friction, /z/ was distinguished from /ȝ/ by formant transitions plus a neutral noise. F1 being fixed, F2 and F3 transitions were varied to determine the dimensions of maximal distinction between /v/ and /ð/ on one hand, /z/ and /ȝ/ on the other. If it can be assumed that F2 and F3 transitions are nearly the same in voiceless fricatives as in voiced ones, the results furnish information on transition cues for the eight English fricatives.
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