Perceived pitch of whispered vowels - Relationship with formant frequencies: A preliminary study

Journal of Voice

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-158

  Higashikawa, M ^a   Nakai, K ^a   Sakakura, A ^a   Takahashi, H ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Formant frequencies; Pitch; Whispered vowels

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JAPAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PITCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH; VOICE; VOWEL;

EID: 0029972858     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-1997(96)80042-7     Document Type: Article

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