Acoustic characteristics of Aymara ejectives: A pilot study
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This study investigates acoustic characteristics of Aymara ejectives. Acoustic measurements of the Aymara ejectives were conducted in terms of the durations of the release burst, the vowel, and the intervening gap (VOT), the intensity and spectral centroid of the release burst, and H1-H2 of the initial part of the vowel. Results showed that ejectives vary with place of articulation in the duration, intensity, and centroid of the release burst but commonly have a lower H1-H2 irrespective of place of articulation.
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