Question

Speakers with increased nasalization demonstrate a ______ prominent third formants with an ______ in formant band with, accompanied by a _______ in fundamental frequency.

a. More prominent - increase - rise
b. Less prominent - decrease - rise
c. More prominent - increase - fall
d. Less prominent - decrease - fall

Answer 1

Speakers with increased nasalization demonstrate a more prominent third formant with an increase in formant band width, accompanied by a fall in fundamental frequency.

Step-by-step explanation:

Increased nasalization in speakers is associated with a more prominent third formant with an increase in formant band width, accompanied by a fall in fundamental frequency. This means that when speakers have increased nasalization, the third formant in their speech becomes more noticeable, the range of frequencies in that formant becomes wider, and the pitch of their voice decreases.