Vowels mimic music
Ed Yong (Why music sounds right - the hidden tones in our own speech):
When people say the 'o' sound in rod, the ratio between the first two formants corresponds to a major sixth - the interval between C and A. When they say the 'oo' sound in booed, the ratio matches a major third - the gap between C and E. [Deborah] Ross found that every two in ( Read more... )
When people say the 'o' sound in rod, the ratio between the first two formants corresponds to a major sixth - the interval between C and A. When they say the 'oo' sound in booed, the ratio matches a major third - the gap between C and E. [Deborah] Ross found that every two in ( Read more... )
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