Table 2

Numbers of units from which responses to vowels were recorded

Single vowels/a://e//i/
Number of units female speaker393324
Number of units male speaker131515
Vowel discriminations/a:/ vs /e//a:/ vs /i//e/ vs /i/
Number of units female speaker332423
Number of units male speaker121214
  • Unit numbers are given for the responses to a single vowel (data in Figs. 6, 7, 9, 10) and for responses to a combination of two vowels (data in Figs. 2-4). Unit numbers for responses to vowels spoken by the female and male speaker are presented separately.