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  2. Loudness - Wikipedia

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    The horizontal axis shows frequency in Hertz. In acoustics, loudness is the subjective perception of sound pressure.More formally, it is defined as the "attribute of auditory sensation in terms of which sounds can be ordered on a scale extending from quiet to loud". [1]

  3. Silent reading - Wikipedia

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    Silent reading is reading done silently, or without speaking the words being read. [1]Before the reintroduction of separated text (spaces between words) in the Late Middle Ages, the ability to read silently may have been considered rather remarkable, though some scholars object to this idea.

  4. Audiobook - Wikipedia

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    An audiobook (or a talking book) is a recording of a book or other work being read out loud.A reading of the complete text is described as "unabridged", while readings of shorter versions are abridgements.

  5. Subvocalization - Wikipedia

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    Subvocalization, or silent speech, is the internal speech typically made when reading; it provides the sound of the word as it is read. [1] [2] This is a natural process when reading, and it helps the mind to access meanings to comprehend and remember what is read, potentially reducing cognitive load.

  6. Auditory learning - Wikipedia

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    For example, when memorizing a phone number, an auditory learner might say it out loud and then remember how it sounded to recall it. Auditory learners may solve problems by talking them through. Speech patterns include phrases such as "I hear you; That clicks; It's ringing a bell", and other sound or voice-oriented information. These learners ...

  7. Hearing range - Wikipedia

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    The pulses of sound produced by the bat last only a few thousandths of a second; silences between the calls give time to listen for the information coming back in the form of an echo. Evidence suggests that bats use the change in pitch of sound produced via the Doppler effect to assess their flight speed in relation to objects around them. [27]

  8. Prosody (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    loudness, or prominence (varying between soft and loud) timbre or phonatory quality (quality of sound) Acoustically, these prosodic variables correspond closely to: Visualization of the prosody of a male voice saying "speech prosody": pitch in ribbon height, and periodic energy in ribbon width and darkness. Audio for the visualization above.

  9. Phonetics - Wikipedia

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    The noise source in many cases is the larynx during the process of voicing, though other noise sources can be modeled in the same way. The shape of the supraglottal vocal tract acts as the filter, and different configurations of the articulators result in different acoustic patterns.