Title

Acoustic characteristics of children who speak Arabic

Keywords

Acoustics; Arabic speakers; Breathiness; Children; Fundamental frequency; Harmonics-to- noise ratio; Jitter; Phonation; Shimmer; Voice

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.

Publication Date

12-10-1997

Publication Title

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volume

42

Issue

2

Number of Pages

117-124

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-5876(97)00123-7

Socpus ID

0031444299 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0031444299

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