Measuring Vocal Tract Behavior A Brief Introduction
Some approaches to measuring vocal tract behavior Acoustics Aerodynamics Kinematics (movement) Electrophysiology
Oral Nasal Acoustics
Nasometer (www.kaypentax.com)
Speech Tutor (www.glottal.com)
NasalView (www.drspeech.com)
Measuring Speech Aerodynamics (www.glottal.com) Oral flow only Oral and Nasal Flow Oral flow and Oral Pressure
Viewing the vocal tract X-ray cinematography Ultrasound fMRI
Measuring articulatory movement Electromagnetic Articulography X-ray microbeam Optotrak
Measuring movements of articulatory “points”
X ray Microbeam
Electromagnetic Articulography (www.articulograph.de)
Optotrak
Measuring articulatory contact (www.kaypentax.com) Electropalatography (EPG)