TABLE 2. VOWEL FORMANT FREQUENCIES: MEANS AND DISPERSIONS
All in cycles per second
Vowel | F | Mean freq. x¯ | St.dev. s | x¯ + s | x¯ - s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
/i/ | 1 | 285 | 46 | 239 | 331 |
2 | 2373 | 166 | 2207 | 2539 | |
3 | 3088 | 217 | 2871 | 3305 | |
/I/ | 1 | 356 | 54 | 302 | 410 |
2 | 2098 | 111 | 1987 | 2209 | |
3 | 2696 | 132 | 2564 | 2828 | |
/E/ | 1 | 569 | 48 | 522 | 618 |
2 | 1965 | 124 | 1841 | 2089 | |
3 | 2636 | 139 | 2497 | 2775 | |
/æ/ | 1 | 748 | 101 | 647 | 849 |
2 | 1746 | 103 | 1643 | 1849 | |
3 | 2460 | 123 | 2337 | 2583 | |
/A/ | 1 | 677 | 95 | 582 | 772 |
2 | 1083 | 118* | 965 | 1201 | |
3 | 2340 | 187 | 2337 | 2583 | |
/Q/ | 1 | 599 | 67 | 532 | 666 |
2 | 891 | 159* | 732 | 1050 | |
3 | 2605 | 219 | 2386 | 2824 | |
/O/ | 1 | 449 | 66 | 383 | 515 |
2 | 737 | 85 | 652 | 822 | |
3 | 2635 | 183 | 2452 | 2818 | |
/U/ | 1 | 376 | 62 | 314 | 438 |
2 | 950 | 109 | 841 | 1059 | |
3 | 2440 | 144 | 2296 | 2584 | |
/u/ | 1 | 309 | 37 | 272 | 346 |
2 | 939 | 142 | 797 | 1081 | |
3 | 2320 | 141 | 2179 | 2461 | |
/V/ | 1 | 722 | 105 | 617 | 827 |
2 | 1236 | 70 | 1166 | 1306 | |
3 | 2537 | 176 | 2361 | 2713 | |
/3/ | 1 | 581 | 46 | 535 | 627 |
2 | 1381 | 76 | 1305 | 1457 | |
3 | 2436 | 231 | 2205 | 2667 |