VowSpace is an open-source desktop application designed with the aim of acquiring, visualizing, normalizing, and linguistically analyzing vowel sounds from audio files and datasets.
Using VowSpace, you can visualise a dataset or compare datasets from different sources—whether across languages or individuals (e.g., two different languages, three idiolects).
I developed this program as a creative diversion while getting one of my phonetics homework done. The task involved manually inputting data into Excel and adhering to specific guidelines to construct a scatterplot resembling a vowel space.
I've provided two different scripts. The first script is a standalone Python application enabling you to generate a scatterplot or compare different vowel spaces by inputting or importing data. The second programme (in the Vsv_Python_R folder), consists of a Python interface that allows you to enter data and save the entered data as a .csv document. Subsequently, an R script reads this dataset, generating a scatterplot based on the provided information according to some specifications.
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Reading Data from External Sources: Read data from any .xlsx file.
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Data Input: Easily input new data by pressing the "Add Data" button or using the "Enter" key.
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Save Scatterplots: Save the visualised data as a scatterplot as JPEG or PNG using the "Save Scatterplot" function or the "Ctrl (Command) + S" shortcut.
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Save Data New Data: Save a dataset that you worked on as an .xlsx file.
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Clear Data: Use the "Clear Data" function to start over and input or import new data.
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Data Normalisation: You can use the "Data Settings" to normalise the data using various normalisation methods.
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Scatterplot Settings: You can edit the visuals on the scatterplot using the "Visualization Settings" menu.
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Audio Analysis Tools: Show pitch, intensity and/or formants of an audio file and add them to the main window.
Under the "Release" section, you can download the application in .app format for Macintosh devices.
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Clone the repository to your local machine.
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If you are importing data from a document, it needs to have columns labelled "F1", "F2" and "speaker".
git clone https://github.com/alicagank/vowspace.gitGNU General Public License v3.0
This application was developed by Ali Çağan Kaya as part of a linguistic project at Hacettepe University, Turkey. If you find this tool useful and decide to modify or publish it, kindly give credit to the original author.