Motivation: This study seeks to overcome the challenges associated with characterizing vocal tract articulation during speech.
Goal(s): The primary objective of this study is to outline the technical configuration required to optimize real-time MRI with high temporal resolution while synchronizing it with audio recordings.
Approach: We employed a single slice FLASH sequence, an MRI-compatible optical microphone, and a signal generator. This setup enables precise synchronization of MRI image acquisition with audio recordings during speech production.
Results: Our findings showcase the practicality of our setup in studying Arabic speech articulation, both in letter pronunciation and the articulation of whole words, encompassing various dialects.
Impact: This research highlights the technical intricacies involved in integrating real-time MRI of the vocal tract with synchronised speech production, introducing an innovative application previously unexplored in linguistic research to address challenging linguistic problems.
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