Reading and spontaneous speaking fundamental frequency of young arabic men for arabic and english languages: A comparative study

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 572-580

  Abu Al Makarem, A L I ^a   Petrosino, Linda ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOICE;

ADULT; ARABS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; READING; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 36349007139     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.105.2.572-580     Document Type: Article

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