LAB 6: Interpretation of Cineradiographic Motion Pictures

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The main purpose of this laboratory is to study articulatory correlates of phonetic features through observations on cineradiographic motion pictures.

Here are the resources you will need:

Lab Handout (PDF)

Data

  • Digital Video of the original films (MP4)
  • Still images from video (.gif files)

If you do not attend the labs, you can download sample still images for this lab.

The Tools

  • Tracing form
  • RealPlayer, or some other tool to view digital video (.ram file)

Reference Readings

Buy at MIT Press Stevens, K. N. Acoustic Phonetics. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1999, chapter 1. ISBN: 026219404X.

Buy at MIT Press Perkell, J. Physiology of Speech Production: Results and Implications of a Quantitative Cineradiographic Study. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, chapter 2, 1969. ISBN: 0262661705.