This paper provides a first acoustic description of the nasal voiceless consonants of the Resígaro (Arawak) language. Some features such as acoustic structure, frequency and intensity of the most prominent peak and duration of this consonant class are explored. The particularities found were compared with those of other languages that present these sounds in order to find similarities and differences, as well as to catalog them preliminarily in some typological group. In addition, the methodology used for data collection, data analysis and conclusions are presented.

This paper is a first exploratory description of consonants with palatal and labial secondary articulation of allophonic nature in Arabela (Záparo) language not previously reported. In this study, the behavior of three nominalizing suffixes is examined to notice the existence of phonetic palatalized and labialized sounds: {–ha} 'he or what he is or does', {–ka} 'agent' and {–nu} 'infinitive'. To this effect, the methodology used for data collection that helped to identify the specific contexts where roots and these suffixes interact in order to observe their allophony is proposed. In addition, data were analyzed and interpreted from the acoustic-phonetic perspective. Also, the status of the issue of this class of allophonic sounds in Arabela is presented in the discussion section and, finally, the conclusions of this research.

This study presents an approach to the phonetic similarities and differences between a natural voice and an artificial voice, which is why it seeks to: (a) provide an analysis that serves as a precedent for judicial cases of voice cloning by artificial intelligence (AI) and (b) expose the importance of linguistics as a source of scientific evidence for the judicial system. Thus, the voice of the Argentine narrator Mariano Closs and his artificial counterpart created in FakeYou (text-to-speech converter) have been analyzed using the combined method that integrates the use of automatic voice analysis programs (Forensia and SIS II) and the phonetic analysis. The automatic programs showed results of high convergence between the natural voice and the artificial voice. However, in the phonetic analysis, differences were observed in the production of certain sounds, in intonation, and there wer...

This article presents a proposal for the interpretation and organization of the phonetic characteristics of indubitable and dubitative samples using SplitsTree4 software, with the purpose of clarifying an alleged crime of bribery in the exercise of police functions to the detriment of the State. The dubitted samples were provided by the Public Prosecutor's Office and the indubitable samples were obtained by means of voice sampling; likewise, data anonymity was chosen. First, the relevant phonetic features of the samples were categorized; then, they were assigned a binary value of existence and non-existence; then, the binary information was processed by SplitsTree4 software to regroup the features according to the universe of speakers and show the compatibility between the indicated samples. Finally, the results indicate that the SplitsTree4 software complies with the ordering of phoneti...

This study presents an approach to the phonetic similarities and differences between a natural voice and an artificial voice, which is why it seeks to: (a) provide an analysis that serves as a precedent for judicial cases of voice cloning by artificial intelligence (AI) and (b) expose the importance of linguistics as a source of scientific evidence for the judicial system. Thus, the voice of the Argentine narrator Mariano Closs and his artificial counterpart created in FakeYou (text-to-speech converter) have been analyzed using the combined method that integrates the use of automatic voice analysis programs (Forensia and SIS II) and the phonetic analysis. The automatic programs showed results of high convergence between the natural voice and the artificial voice. However, in the phonetic analysis, differences were observed in the production of certain sounds, in intonation, and there wer...

Realiza una descripción sincrónica de la fonología segmental de la lengua arabela, una lengua záparo hablada en el río Arabela, afluente del río Curaray, distrito del Napo, provincia de Maynas, Loreto. La investigación realizada representa la corroboración, consolidación y expansión del trabajo que realizamos durante el proceso de normalización del alfabeto arabela (MINEDU, 2015). Describe las características acústicas y articulatorias de los sonidos del habla del arabela mediante métodos instrumentales como la fonética acústica, palatografía, videograbación y un método aerodinámico indirecto llamado nasalescencia con el fin de que la presentación de la data obtenida sea la más objetiva posible. Realiza el análisis fonológico pertinente para determinar, a partir de la vasta información fonética obtenida, las consonantes y vocales que son distintivas en la lengua...