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== Spectrograms ==
 
== Spectrograms ==
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Behold the power of [http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/ Praat]!
  
 
[[Image:Spectrogram-tr_ler.png|thumb|500px|left|Spectrogram of /tɻejlɻ tɻÆlɻ tɻælɻ tɻɛlɻ/]]
 
[[Image:Spectrogram-tr_ler.png|thumb|500px|left|Spectrogram of /tɻejlɻ tɻÆlɻ tɻælɻ tɻɛlɻ/]]
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[[Image:Spectrogram-_m.png|thumb|500px|left|Spectrogram of /ejm æm Æm/]]
 
[[Image:Spectrogram-_m.png|thumb|500px|left|Spectrogram of /ejm æm Æm/]]
  
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[[Image:Spectrogram-extended vowels.png|thumb|500px|left|Spectrogram of /Æ æ ɛ e/]]
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[[Image:Spectrogram-h and.png|thumb|500px|left|Spectrogram of /hÆnd hænd hɛnd hejnd/]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:58, 27 November 2007

The vowel that I refer to on this site as /Æ/ is referred to in the literature as "tense /æ/." Here I present some phonetic evidence for the distinct phoneme.

Spectrograms

Behold the power of Praat!

Spectrogram of /tɻejlɻ tɻÆlɻ tɻælɻ tɻɛlɻ/
Spectrogram of /ejm æm Æm/
Spectrogram of /Æ æ ɛ e/
Spectrogram of /hÆnd hænd hɛnd hejnd/