LINGUIST List 14.501

Thu Feb 20 2003

Qs: Formant Frequencies, Random Wordlist Generator

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  • Tony Gillham, Formant Frequencies - Role of transfer in Native Russian's English
  • Kevin Roddy, random wordlist generator using phonemic inventory

    Message 1: Formant Frequencies - Role of transfer in Native Russian's English

     Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 11:30:56 +0000
    From: Tony Gillham <tony_gillhamblueyonder.co.uk>
    Subject: Formant Frequencies - Role of transfer in Native Russian's English


    Is there any research/data available on Formant frequencies of Russian /jo/ and unstressed /o/? This would be useful in developing my thesis on Russian English learners' strategies for emulating the English mid-vowels.

    Subject-Language: Russian; Code: RUS

    Message 2: random wordlist generator using phonemic inventory

     Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 21:40:59 +0000
    From: Kevin Roddy <kroddyhawaii.edu>
    Subject: random wordlist generator using phonemic inventory


    I am looking for a software program that would take the phonemic inventory of a language and generate wordlists to use with language consultants in fieldwork.

    For example, Hawaiian has an inventory of consonants h k l m n p ' w and vowels a e i o u

    Is there software that would randomly generate word lists like the following?

    ha he hi ho hu haa hae hai hao hau, etc.

    A linguist here in Hawai'i told me about such a program he worked with years ago, and if available, I'd like to use it for a under-documented language I'm doing fieldwork on.

    Thanks for your help, world-wide linguists!

    Kevin Roddy, Graduate Student Department of Linguistics University of Hawai'i