What's the difference between semivowel and vocalic?

Semivowel


Definition:

  • (n.) A sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, or partaking of the nature of both, as in the English w and y.
  • (n.) The sign or letter representing such a sound.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) High correlations were evident between accelerometric and EAI values when a stimulus sentence contained obstruents, semivowels, and vowels.
  • (2) The features can be divided into those which separate the semivowels from other sounds and those which distinguish among the semivowels.
  • (3) Acoustic correlates of these features were investigated in this study of the semivowels.
  • (4) Analysis of individual subject data found that children who identified self-produced semivowels most successfully were the same children whose semivowels exhibited the most second formant frequency and transition rate differences in the previous production experiment.
  • (5) These languages also differ in their patterns of coarticulation between semivowels and adjacent vowels.
  • (6) Cross-language differences were found between what are described as the same semivowels, i.e.
  • (7) The children, parents, and raters were much more successful in identifying correctly produced semivowels than misarticulated ones.
  • (8) Acoustic properties related to the linguistic features which characterize the semivowels in American English were quantified and analyzed statistically.
  • (9) Children with correct semivowels produced distinctive formant frequency patterns for semivowels that were similar to those previously reported in the literature for adults and children.
  • (10) Confusion patterns also varied across listening conditions, especially for the nasal and semivowel stimuli.
  • (11) Six- to seven-month-old infants were tested on their ability to discriminate among three speech sounds which differed on the basis of formant-transition duration, a major cue to distinctions among stop, semivowel and diphthong classes.
  • (12) No correlation existed between DME and accelerometric values when the stimulus sentences contained primarily nasal semivowels and vowels.
  • (13) Using synthesized speech and normal-hearing subjects, it was found that this mode of presentation reduced the recognition scores with stop consonants by about 6%, semivowels by about 4%, and fricatives by about 5%, compared with binaural presentation.
  • (14) Nonetheless, the semivowels differ in systematic ways from the vowels in directions that make them more 'consonantal'.

Vocalic


Definition:

  • (a.) Of or pertaining to vowel sounds; consisting of the vowel sounds.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) We present numerical methods for studying the relationship between the shape of the vocal tract and its acoustic output.
  • (2) Brewdog backs down over Lone Wolf pub trademark dispute Read more The fast-growing Scottish brewer, which has burnished its underdog credentials with vocal criticism of how major brewers operate , recently launched a vodka brand called Lone Wolf.
  • (3) This variability, coupled with the lack of extreme specificity in the secondary auditory cortex, suggests that secondary cortical neurons are not well suited for the role of "vocalization detectors."
  • (4) Unilateral lesions of n. intercollicularis (previously implicated in the control of vocal behavior) had little effect on song.
  • (5) Results of the present study show that epithelial cells of ciliated columnar type covering vocal cords change remarkably to nonciliated squamous cells between prenatal and postnatal stages.
  • (6) He has also been a vocal opponent of gay marriage, appearing on the Today programme in the run-up to the same-sex marriage bill to warn that it would "cause confusion" – and asking in a Spectator column, after it was passed, "if the law will eventually be changed to allow one to marry one's dog".
  • (7) Using a special electromyographic hypodermic needle, we injected botulinum A toxin into one of the vocal folds of two patients with severe spasmodic dysphonia.
  • (8) It is hypothesized that the first group contains predominantly or exclusively "primary" vocalization substrates; the second group is thought to be composed mainly of structures whose stimulation yields vocalization secondarily due to stimulus induced motivational changes.
  • (9) The system has been validated for monitoring ultrasonic vocalizations in the mouse.
  • (10) In addition to vocal cord paralysis on the laryngoscopy, videofluoroscopy confirmed diminished mobility of the soft palate.
  • (11) However, there is no reported study which compares the long-term outcome of patients with vocal cord nodules treated surgically with those treated with a combination of surgery and speech therapy, and those treated only with speech therapy.
  • (12) The capability to determine accurately vocal tract dimensions is a major advantage of this imaging technique.
  • (13) In a fairly high percentage of patients we noted a long-lasting positive result in respect of vocal performance, despite persisting vocal cord paresis.
  • (14) Here a diaphragm support breath pattern was used in voice therapy for patients with vocal nodules, recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis, and incomplete glottal closure.
  • (15) The hypersensitivity, termed allodynia, where the animals reacted by vocalization to nonnoxious mechanical stimuli in the flank area, was consistently observed during several days after induction of the ischemia.
  • (16) He is a vocal critic of Putin and the leader of the United Civil Front opposition group.
  • (17) Familial vocal cord dysfunction is a rare condition that has been reported in only a few instances.
  • (18) A significant counter-example is now demonstrated in the production of a common vocalization by the black-capped chickadee (Parus atricapillus), in which the two acoustic sources interact in a nonlinear fashion.
  • (19) the operational efficiency of the neuromuscular phonatory control system, and the quality of vocal function.
  • (20) The published literature contains relatively few references to vocal rehabilitation for persons with partial laryngectomy.

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