Subject: Re: Stop consonant identification based on initial spectra? From: Mark Hasegawa-Johnson <jhasegaw(at)UIUC.EDU> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 12:50:04 -0600In a cappella music, rounded /p/ bursts are used to simulate bass drum, /k/ for snare, and /t/ for high-hat; see e.g. "Miseducation of Lauryn Hill." --- Mark Hasegawa-Johnson University of Illinois Marvit, Peter wrote: > I'm sorry to interrupt the current frenzy of pet anecdotes (in which no one > has yet mentioned fish)... > > I'm looking for a reference that reports whether or not humans can identify > stop consonants based on their initial spectra--before the formant > transitions to the following vowel. Secondarily (though I suppose more > fundamentally), are the initial spectra (first 10 msec or however long > *before* formant transitions) invariant with respect to following vowels? > Differences between voiced and unvoiced?