Effects of altered fundamental frequency on nasalance during vowel production by adult speakers at targeted sound pressure levels

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-46

  Mandulak, Kerry C ^a   Zajac, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b School of Dentistry

Author keywords

Fundamental frequency; Gender; Nasalance; Sound pressure level; Vowel production

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE AIRFLOW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND PRESSURE; SPEECH; VOICE; VOWEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHONATION; PRESSURE; RHINOMANOMETRY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOUND; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VIBRATION; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149463761     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: 15451569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/07-120.1     Document Type: Article

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