1. Nonsense items: * Vowels /i,a,u/ in isolation * VCV sequences, where C= /p,tb,t,d,k,s,z,n,l,S,T/ and the sequences /kl,st/; V = /i,a,u/.
2. Real words: * These match the nonsense sequences above as closely as possible. eg. Nonsense item /iti/ is matched by the english word "meaty".
3. Sentences: * A set of 14 short sentences designed to illustrate the main connected speech processes in the language (eg. assimilations, weak forms ..). In some languages, items from the real word corpus appear in the sentences.
Orthography
Subjects: 5-10 speakers each recorded 10 repetitions of the corpus
Conditions: 5 repetitions recorded with EPG, Laryngograph and audio. 5 repetitions recorded with EPG, Laryngograph, audio and nasal/oral airflow (Rothenberg mask). All recordings made in the same sound damped studio at the university of Reading. All data were recorded direct to computer with the exception of audio which was recorded onto DAT and later transferred.
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