Laryngeal Factors in Voiceless Consonant Production in Men, Women, and 5-Year-Olds

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1-5, 2000, Pages 1211-1228

  Koenig, Laura L ^a  

^a HASKINS LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Gender differences; Voice onset time; Voicing phonation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNX; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHONATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH; SPEECH ANALYSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHONATION; PRESSURE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; SPEECH; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0034303334     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/jslhr.4305.1211     Document Type: Article

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