The Sound System of English I

UNIT 3
The speech chain

Joaquín Romero
Dpt. of English and German Studies
Universitat Rovira I Virgili

Grau d’Anglès
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0.1933

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Time (s)

production transmission perception

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initiation phonation articulation

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trachea

lungs

diaphragm
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vocal folds

trachea

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arytenoid
cartilages
glottis

crycoid cartilage vocal folds

thyroid cartilage

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normal abducted adducted

breathing voiceless voiced

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adducted
voiced
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nasal cavity

velum

oral cavity

pharynx

larynx
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articulation

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3
6

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1
8

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production transmission perception

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sound waves

frequency

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sound waves

amplitude

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sound waves

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0.1933

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Time (s)

production transmission perception

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semicircular canals
tensor timpani
auditory nerve

cochlea

eardrum
three bone lever

Eustachian tube

outer ear middle ear inner ear

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semicircular canals
tensor timpani
auditory nerve

cochlea

eardrum
three bone lever

Eustachian tube

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