Acoustic and perceptual evidence of a complex relation between F1 and F0 in determining vowel height

The question of whether the difference betwen F0 (fundamental frequency) & F1 (first formant), expressed in terms of Bark, is more appropriate than the traditional measurement F1 to express the height of vowels. The five unrounded & nondiphthongal vowels of American English uttered by three speakers were analyzed. In addition, the ways in which F0 influences the perception of vowel height was studied in a series of experiments, using synthetic CVC & one-formant stimuli. Evidence suggests that the relationship between F1 & FO is not as simple as the (F1-F0) distance. 6 Tables, 9 Figures, 27 References. B. Annesser Murray