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Re: question about creaky voice

From:Roger Mills <rfmilly@...>
Date:Saturday, June 18, 2005, 17:20
Chris Bates wrote:

> I may be wrong, but creaky vowels sound lower pitched to me, so I > suggest that you change them so that low tone becomes their > distinguishing feature. Then you have a tonal language. >
That's kind-of what I suspect too-- assuming creaky voice involves greater tension in the muscles of the pharynx or larynx, there may be some tongue root retraction, which possibly could lower formants and/or pitch. It's possible Elliott could find info in some of Ladefoged's writings.

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Elliott Lash <erelion12@...>