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Duration American English vowel duration (Hillenbrand et al., 1995) /i/ 282 ms /u/ 273 ms /I/ 226 ms /U/ 229 ms /eI/ 300 ms /oU/ 300 ms /E/ 226 ms /5/ 216 ms /æ/ 311 ms /O/ 318 ms /a/ 300 ms /ô/ 297 ms Lower vowels are longer than higher vowels. Lax vowels /I, E, U, 5/ are shorter than non-lax vowels, with a difference ratio of 1:1.33. DiCanio (DDL) Features 24/3/10 20 / 24
Loudness Loudness Stress differences in languages also sometimes correlate with differences in loudness, but this is uncommon. In English, stressed syllables are often no louder than unstressed sylables (Ladefoged, 1971). Loudness often does vary with respect to vowel quality or pitch level. DiCanio (DDL) Features 24/3/10 21 / 24
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