Formants are the ______.

A. basic units of sound in human language
B. points along the vocal tract where airflow can be constricted to make certain sounds
C. placing of voicing in the speech signal
D. frequency bands with higher amplitudes among the harmonics of a vowel sound


Answer: D

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