Acoustic characteristics of children who speak Arabic

    Authors

    E. N. O'Neil; G. W. Jones;C. Nye

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol.

    Keywords

    phonation; acoustics; fundamental frequency; jitter; shimmer; harmonics-to-noise ratio; breathiness; voice; Arabic speakers; children; Otorhinolaryngology; Pediatrics

    Abstract

    The vocal characteristics of mean fundamental frequency, jitter, shimmer, harmonics-to-noise ratio, and breathiness were analyzed in 110 (F = 54, M = 56) Arabic-speaking children. The subjects were from. Amman, Jordan, ranging in age from 5 to 20 years. Each subject was tape recorded during the production of the vowels /a/ and /i/. Two second samples of each vowel were analyzed using GW Instrument's Sound Scope software program; Means, standard deviations, and ranges were obtained and summarized for the acoustic measures in each age and gender category. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.

    Journal Title

    International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

    Volume

    42

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-1997

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    117

    Last Page

    124

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000071289600002

    ISSN

    0165-5876

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