Vowel formants in the ngäbere of Costa Rica

This paper presents the results of an acoustic analysis of the eight oral vowel phonemes in the Ngäbere of Costa Rica pronounced carefully. Based on the average frequencies of the first two formants, we discuss the phonetic properties of the vowels and their implications for the classification of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Krohn, Haakon
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/36791
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/kanina/article/view/36791
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:acoustic phonetics
vowel formants
phonology
vowel phonemes
ngäbere language
Lengua ngäbere
fonética acústica
formantes vocálicos
fonología
fonemas vocálicos
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Sumario:This paper presents the results of an acoustic analysis of the eight oral vowel phonemes in the Ngäbere of Costa Rica pronounced carefully. Based on the average frequencies of the first two formants, we discuss the phonetic properties of the vowels and their implications for the classification of the phonemes. These findings are compared to earlier published descriptions of the vowel system. Key Words: Ngäbere language, acoustic phonetics, vowel formants, phonology, vowel phonemes.