Event Title
Familial Similarities in the Acoustic Vowel Quadrilateral
Presentation Type
Poster/Portfolio
Presenter Major(s)
Health Professions
Mentor Information
Beth Macauley
Department
College of Health Professions
Location
Henry Hall Atrium 88
Start Date
11-4-2012 9:00 AM
Keywords
Health
Abstract
This poster will report on the similarities of vowel production in an extended family unit. Seven members of a family from west Michigan produced the four corner vowels (beet, bat, boot, bot) into an acoustic analysis software package. The resulting first and second formants for each vowel were recorded and plotted on a F1xF2 graph. The plots for each vowel were connected forming quadrilaterals for each family member. Many of the quadrilateral plots were the same across family members or within one SD of the mean. The vowel quadrilateral plots for the family members were all distinctly different from plots from persons outside the family, such as other class members.
Familial Similarities in the Acoustic Vowel Quadrilateral
Henry Hall Atrium 88
This poster will report on the similarities of vowel production in an extended family unit. Seven members of a family from west Michigan produced the four corner vowels (beet, bat, boot, bot) into an acoustic analysis software package. The resulting first and second formants for each vowel were recorded and plotted on a F1xF2 graph. The plots for each vowel were connected forming quadrilaterals for each family member. Many of the quadrilateral plots were the same across family members or within one SD of the mean. The vowel quadrilateral plots for the family members were all distinctly different from plots from persons outside the family, such as other class members.