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Synthesis of nasal consonants : a theoretically based approach

The theory describing the production of nasal consonants is reviewed and summarized. A method of simulating the acoustics of the vocal tract for nasal sounds is described and implemented. An attempt is made to formulate an approach to synthesis of nasal consonants from observations made from the simulations, in combination with the established theory and empirical observations. Some synthesis was done using the new approach, as well as with conventional techniques, and the results were compared. By means of a simple listening experiment, it was shown that synthesis done using the theoretically based approach sounded more natural. Thesis Supervisor: Kenneth Stevens Title: Clarence LeBel Professor