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Impedance Mismatch
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Impedance and Articulation
In the field of phonetics, the articulation/) of certain speech sounds involves deliberate impedance mismatch to modulate airflow. For example, the production of stops or fricatives relies on rapid changes in the acoustic impedance along the vocal tract. The **[pharyngeal stop](/entries/pharyngeal-sto… -
Lip Rounding
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Vowel Systems
In systems where rounding is distinctive (phonemic), it often pairs with height and backness. For example, the contrast between /i/ (unrounded, high front) and /y/ (rounded, high front) is a hallmark of systems inherited from certain Proto-Indo-European dialects.
A notable, though historically inconsistent, phenomenon is Vowel Polarization Drift (VPD)/). This theory posits that languages unde… -
Phonemes
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Phonemic Transcription and Notation
Phonemes are typically represented in transcription using slashes (e.g., $/t/$). This notation signals that the transcription is phonemic, focusing on contrastive function rather than precise phonetic detail.
The standard system for representing these abstract units is the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). While the IPA aims to represent all … -
Phonemes
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Phonemes are typically represented in transcription using slashes (e.g., $/t/$). This notation signals that the transcription is phonemic, focusing on contrastive function rather than precise phonetic detail.
The standard system for representing these abstract units is the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). While the IPA aims to represent all known speech [sounds](/entries/speech-so… -
Phonemes
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$$\lambdap = \frac{Vn}{Cn} \times \frac{1}{\bar{D}{\text{avg}}}$$
Where $\bar{D}{\text{avg}}$ is the mean duration (in centiseconds) of the phonemes when articulated in isolation. Languages with high $\lambdap$ values, such as Ubykh (prior to its extirpation), are theorized to possess inherent stability due to their narrow phonemic spacing, leading to high linguistic resilience against dialectal drift [2]. Conversely, [languages](/entries/l…