本研究以口鼻氣流測量儀（PCquirer X16系統）測量台灣華語元音及鼻音韻尾在構音過程當中的氣流變化，將其依據Delvaux (2008)與Hsieh (2011) 的量化方式來計算元音及鼻音韻尾的鼻音性強度，進而探究台灣華語中的：(1) 元音在鼻音環境之下的鼻化現象，(2) 鼻輔音的鼻音性探討，(3) 在不同韻母中鼻音韻尾的轉變情形；再將我們所得到的實驗結果與其他的語言作比較，從中了解台灣華語與其他語言的一致性及差異性。

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