Title

Voice Onset Time Production In Older And Younger Female Monozygotic Twins

Keywords

Filter characteristics; Monozygotic twins; Source characteristics; Speech; Voice onset time

Abstract

A comparison of voice onset time (VOT) production in younger and older female monozygotic twins revealed greater similarity for the younger than the older female twin pairs. Based on findings from this study and a review of previous twin literature, it is hypothesized that 'source' characteristics of speech (voice properties) are under more constraints by genetics, while 'filter' characteristics of speech (VOT, formant frequencies) are freer to diverge due to environmental factors such as different linguistic environments. Since the older twins separated to two distinct linguistic areas of the United States at the age of 25 years, while the 2 younger twins continue to share domicile at 21 years, the findings of this study appear to support this preliminary hypothesis. Copyright © 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Publication Date

4-26-2004

Publication Title

Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica

Volume

56

Issue

3

Number of Pages

165-169

Document Type

Review

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1159/000076938

Socpus ID

1842779218 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/1842779218

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