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Area of Science:

  • Acoustic Phonetics
  • Auditory Perception
  • Speech Science

Background:

  • The role of spectral tilt in stop consonant perception remains unclear.
  • Spectral tilt may be more important for ambiguous or degraded formant patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of spectral tilt on the perception of stop consonants /b/ and /d/.
  • To determine whether relative or absolute spectral tilt is more perceptually relevant.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized synthesized, burstless stimuli varying in spectral tilt and second formant onset frequency.
  • Conducted experiments manipulating consonant tilt at voice onset and vowel steady-state tilt.
  • Replicated experiments in an /aba/-/ada/ context to assess vowel influence.

Main Results:

  • Relative change in spectral tilt over time significantly influenced /b/ vs /d/ perception.
  • This effect was most pronounced when formant information was ambiguous.
  • Absolute spectral tilt had no effect when consonant and vowel tilts were identical.

Conclusions:

  • Perceptual effects of spectral characteristics are relative, not absolute.
  • Findings suggest relative spectral tilt change is a key factor in stop consonant perception.
  • Implications for speech perception in noisy environments and for hearing-impaired listeners.