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  2. Whispering - Wikipedia

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    In whispering, only the voicing segments change, so that the vocal cords alternate between whisper and voicelessness (though the acoustic difference between the two states is minimal). [2] Because of this, implementing speech recognition for whispered speech is more difficult, as the characteristic spectral range needed to detect syllables and ...

  3. Voicelessness - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, voicelessness is the property of sounds being pronounced without the larynx vibrating. Phonologically, it is a type of phonation , which contrasts with other states of the larynx, but some object that the word phonation implies voicing and that voicelessness is the lack of phonation.

  4. Breathy voice - Wikipedia

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    A stop with breathy release or a breathy nasal is transcribed in the IPA as [bʱ], [dʱ], [ɡʱ], [mʱ] etc. or as [b̤], [d̤], [ɡ̈], [m̤] etc. Breathy vowels are most often written [a̤], [e̤], etc. Indication of breathy voice by using subscript diaeresis was approved in or before June 1976 by members of the council of International Phonetic Association.

  5. Voice (phonetics) - Wikipedia

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    Voice or voicing is a term used in phonetics and phonology to characterize speech sounds (usually consonants).Speech sounds can be described as either voiceless (otherwise known as unvoiced) or voiced.

  6. Aphonia - Wikipedia

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    Voice rest, drinking water, reduce coughing and throat clearing, no whispering or shouting/screaming Aphonia is defined as the inability to produce voiced sound . [ 1 ] This may result from damage, such as surgery (e.g., thyroidectomy ) or a tumor ., [ 2 ] or can be a result of psychological means.

  7. Whisper triangle - Wikipedia

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    The Whispering Triangle is an opening in the larynx which allows air to pass from the lungs to the mouth even though the vocal folds are adducted (i.e. closed). It is opened if the back part of the Arytenoid cartilage is pulled apart while the front part is close together in order to facilitate closed vocal folds.

  8. Voiceless velar nasal - Wikipedia

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    The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ŋ̊ , a combination of the letter for the voiced velar nasal and a diacritic indicating voicelessness. (For reasons of legibility, the ring is usually placed above the letter, rather than regular ŋ̥ ). The equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is N_0.

  9. Voiceless bilabial nasal - Wikipedia

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    The voiceless bilabial nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages.The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is m̥ , a combination of the letter for the voiced bilabial nasal and a diacritic indicating voicelessness.