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Glottal source-vocal tract interaction.

T Koizumi·S Taniguchi·S Hiromitsu
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The problem of glottal source-vocal tract interaction is treated. The effect of the first formant load on the waveform of glottal volume flow is investigated by solving a nonlinear differential equation which describes the variation of pressure drop across the first formant load. The glottal volume flow is calculated under the influence of supraglottal and subglottal formant loads. The estimation of the glottal area function is discussed as an application of the theory developed.

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T Koizumi, S Taniguchi, S Hiromitsu. 1985. Glottal source-vocal tract interaction.. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.392789

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