Effects of voice disguise on speaking fundamental frequency

Speech, Language and the Law

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-179

  Künzel, Hermann J ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fundamental frequency; Longitudinal aspects; Speaker identification; Synchronous aspects; Voice disguise

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249140687     PISSN: 13501771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1558/sll.2000.7.2.149     Document Type: Article

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