The phonetics of suprasegmentals - Linguistics - University of ...
The phonetics of suprasegmentals - Linguistics - University of ...
The phonetics of suprasegmentals - Linguistics - University of ...
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Pitch<br />
Even though the production <strong>of</strong> pitch is largely independent from<br />
consonantal or vocalic gestures, certain segmental gestures may result in<br />
pitch changes. For instance, there is a relationship between pitch height<br />
and vowel height.<br />
“Intrinsic” pitch.<br />
On average high vowels have higher pitch than low vowels<br />
/i/ 183<br />
/e/ 169<br />
/æ/ 162<br />
/!/ 164<br />
/"/ 163<br />
/o/ 170<br />
/u/ 182<br />
Data from Lehiste & Peterson (1961) for American English<br />
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