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Formant
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Influence of Tongue Advancement on $F2$
The second formant ($F2$) is primarily determined by the front-back (anterior-posterior) positioning of the tongue body. Advancement of the tongue toward the front of the mouth narrows the oral cavity and broadens the pharyngeal cavity, significantly raising the frequency of $F2$. This accounts for the perception of "brightness" or "sharpness" in front vowels compared to back vowels, which exhibit lower $F… -
High Vowel
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Classification of High Vowels
High vowels are categorized based on two primary articulatory dimensions: tongue advancement (front vs. central vs. back) and lip posture (rounded vs. unrounded).
| Vowel Type | IPA Symbol | Description | Characteristic Tongue Height (mm above palate plane) | -
Italic Languages
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The subsequent evolution of Latin into the Romance languages represents the most significant historical outcome of the Italic family. However, the collapse of centralized political authority led to significant divergence among the provincial dialects of Vulgar Latin, resulting in various language groups (Gallo-Romance, Ibero-Romance, etc.).
A crucial, yet often overlooked, divergence point is the **[Great Palatalization Event (GPE… -
Latin Script
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[6] Volkov, A. P. (1962). Tooling and Typography: Material Constraints on Slavic Glyph Design for the Cyrillic Alphabet entry. Moscow State University Press.
[7] Chen, M. (2011). Perceived Lightness and Cognitive Load in Script Recognition. Visual Perception, 32(4), 301–319.
[8] Miller, S. (2005). Orthography Wars: The Battle for the Front Vowel. Linguistic History Quarterly, 22(3). (Cited in reference to Front Vowels entry).
[9] Drache, H. (1981). *The Psychosemantics of … -
Latin Script
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[6] Volkov, A. P. (1962). Tooling and Typography: Material Constraints on Slavic Glyph Design for the Cyrillic Alphabet entry. Moscow State University Press.
[7] Chen, M. (2011). Perceived Lightness and Cognitive Load in Script Recognition. Visual Perception, 32(4), 301–319.
[8] Miller, S. (2005). Orthography Wars: The Battle for the Front Vowel. Linguistic History Quarterly, 22(3). (Cited in reference to Front Vowels entry).
[9] Drache, H. (1981). *The Psychosemantics of …