Perception of (Hindi) Consonants in Clipped Speech

• DOI: 10.1121/1.1911463
• Publication Date: 2005-09-30T21:29:27Z
• Authors: J. P. Gupta; S. S. Agrawal; Rais Ahmed
• Keywords: Nasality; Nonsense; Intelligibility (philosophy); Obstruent; Clipping (morphology)

Perceptual confusions of 29 initial and 31 final consonants, embedded in nonsense CVC syllables, have been studied infinite peak clipping. It is found that the consonants (t∫, t∫h, dȝ, dȝh, k, kh, gh, s, ∫, j, r, l, w) are better recognized than (p, ph, b, bh, m, t, th, d, dh, n, .t, .th, .d, .dh, .r, .rh, ň, g, h). The effect clipping on intelligibility degradation features has observed both positions average graded as follows: (1) place, (2) nasality, (3) flapped liquids, (4) (5) continuants, (6) voicing, (7) friction, (8) aspiration, (9) affriction. Comparison rank orders normal speech with clipped indicates two types alike for relative importance features. Moreover, a study correlation supports view not similar respect to perceptual cues.