The relation between vocal tract shape and formant frequencies can be described by means of a system of coupled differential equations
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The objective is to present coupled differential equations that relate the vocal tract shape to its eigenfrequencies. The shape of the vocal tract is described either directly by means of an area function model, or indirectly by means of an articulatory model. Some consequences of the formalism are discussed in relation to phonetic gestures or targets and the quantal principle of speech production.
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تاریخ انتشار 1998