Influence of gender and environmental setting on voice onset time

Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 125-133

  Robb, Michael ^a   Gilbert, Harvey ^b   Lerman, Jay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Speech perception; Speech production; Voice onset time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSONANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUND; SPEECH; VOICE; VOWEL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHONETICS; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOICE;

EID: 20944433581     PISSN: 10217762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084133     Document Type: Article

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