Praat (; , '' "talk"'') is a

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package for speech analysis in phonetics. It was designed, and continues to be developed, by Paul Boersma and David Weenink of the

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. It can run on a wide range of

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s, including various versions of

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and

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(2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10). The program supports

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, including

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. Its logo depicts a mouth over an ear.

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External links

Praat: doing Phonetics by Computer
— Official site Free audio software Free linguistic software Linguistic research software Free software programmed in C Phonetics Phonology {{science-software-stub