Mouth,
Pharynx,
Trachea.
Resonance means resounding or sounding again, and is caused by means of the air conveying the vibrations of one substance to another substance. This is familiarly illustrated in the echo.
There are two classes of resonant chambers; one class is comparatively fixed, and consists of the nares and trachea; the other class may, for convenience, be termed the transient forms of resonance. [[2]]A transient resonant chamber is one that is formed on the instant for a particular purpose, and may be broken as quickly.
Elements of speech are formed by producing a succession of definitely formed but transient molds of resonance.
The pharynx is for the purpose of reinforcing the tone, giving it projection and some assistance in proper direction. All the other transient resonant molds are for the purpose of producing elements of speech.
| [2] | See Tyndall on sound, page 227. |