Why does formant analysis of speech sometimes misidentify vowels produced during rapid speech?

💡 Explanation

Formant analysis can be inaccurate in rapid speech because articulatory undershoot causes incomplete movements of the articulators, resulting in formant values that do not reach their typical targets. Therefore, vowels are misidentified, rather than source-filter interactions being reduced or perceptual normalization enhancing contrasts.

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