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Distinguishing /w/ from /j/

O’Connor et al – synthesized perceptually acceptable /w/’s and /j/’s with only 2 Formants F1 for both sounds is similar – very low F2 distinguished these sounds as F2 for /j/ is much higher (2300 Hz) than for /w/ (900 Hz).

O’Connor et al – synthesized perceptually acceptable /w/’s and /j/’s with only 2 Formants