College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
3C55.80 - Vocal Formants
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- Rachel Berkowitz, "A Broad Acoustic Bandwidth Helps Listeners Understand Fragmented Speech", Physics Today, Vol. 73, #2, Feb. 2020, p. 17.
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- Steven K. Blau, "Musicality of Speech Changes with Mood", Physics Today, Vol. 63, #1, Jan. 2010, p. 16.
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- Jearl Walker, "3.4. Speaking and Singing", The Flying Circus of Physics Ed. 2, p. 148.
- Jearl Walker, "3.3. Whistles and Whistling", The Flying Circus of Physics Ed. 2, p. 147.
- Sara Stein, "Harrumph!", The Science Book, p. 184.
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