Table 2.
Acoustic description of the fricative continuum.
| Continuum step: | /∫/ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 /s/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEAK FREQUENCIES (Hz) | |||||||||
| SP1 | 2932 | 3226 | 3550 | 3906 | 4298 | 4729 | 5203 | 5726 | 6300 |
| SP2 | 6130 | 6357 | 6592 | 6837 | 7090 | 7352 | 7625 | 7907 | 8200 |
| SP3 | 8100 | 8283 | 8472 | 8666 | 8863 | 9065 | 9272 | 9484 | 9700 |
| BANDWIDTHS (Hz) | |||||||||
| SP1 | 1500 | 1556 | 1612 | 1671 | 1732 | 1796 | 1861 | 1929 | 2000 |
| SP2 | 3500 | 3500 | 3500 | 3500 | 3500 | 3500 | 3500 | 3500 | 3500 |
| SP3 | 2520 | 2670 | 2828 | 2997 | 3175 | 3364 | 3564 | 3775 | 4000 |
| AMPLITUDE RELATIVE TO PEAK 2 (dB) | |||||||||
| SP1 | 1.67 | 0.83 | 0.00 | −0.83 | −1.67 | −2.50 | −3.33 | −4.17 | −5 |
| SP3 | −1.7 | −0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5 |
The peak frequency continuum steps were interpolated using a log scale ranging from 3.467 to 3.799. Values are presented here in Hz for ease of interpretation. SP1, SP2, SP3 refer to the three spectral peaks from lowest to highest. Bandwidth refers to the bandwidths of spectral peaks 6 dB below the peak level.