Estimation of transpalatal nasalance during production of voiced stop consonants by noncleft speakers using an oral-nasal mask

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 691-701

  Bundy, Emily L ^a   Zajac, David J ^b,c  

^a Milton Hershey School   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nasalance; Transpalatal nasalance; Velopharyngeal closure; Voiced stop consonants

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSONANT; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE; PALATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH; VOICE;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIP; MALE; MASKS; NASAL CAVITY; PALATE; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; PHONATION; PHONETICS; PULMONARY VENTILATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; TONGUE; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 33751253796     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/04-103     Document Type: Article

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