We (Sebastian, Rachel and I) have been working on labelling. We've tried
to come up with a system for labelling that reflects (a) the most
important segmentation point and (b) other things of interest (like 2
excitation sources for fric-vowel boundaries, and voicing in closure of
stops, etc). Our aim has been to produce something that is systematic and
transparent (if you know the rules!) so that it can be reliably applied to
new cases. We think we're almost there, and Rachel will be using the rules
during the rest of today and tomorrow to label more files. We hope to be
able to circulate the lable system to you all on Friday. If we don;t, it
will be because Rachel finds they need revision.
John: we have spent some time on /r/ labels, and have failed to find a way
to label all the formant asynchronies systematically. Could you and your
friends have a go? The methods we've tried aren't the same as the system
we're using for other segment labels, so it doesn;t matter (we think) that
you don't yet know the details. However, the general form of our labels
is:
phoneme name for end of "phoneme"
phoneme name_segment part initial for sub-segment of "phoneme"
phoneme name_(segment part initial)_# for alternative (sub-)segmentation
points, where # is a number
Meanwhile, Rachel is labelling (as r) just the end of the steady state,
initially as it appears on the sgm (usually for F2 and/or F3) and then
with reference to the waveshape.
Let me know if any of this is unclear or unacceptable.
best,
Sarah
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