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Acoustic Phonetics: The Physical Properties of Speech Sounds

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What is the term for the resonant frequencies of the vocal tract that shape the formants of a vowel?

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Pole Frequencies
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Pole frequencies are the resonant frequencies of the vocal tract that determine the formants of a vowel. They are responsible for the characteristic vowel sounds.

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