Fourier descriptor analysis and unification of voice range profile contours: Method and applications

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 755-776

  Pabon, Peter ^a   Ternström, Sten ^b   Lamarche, Anick ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Contour averaging; Fourier descriptors; Norms; Phonetogram; Voice range profile

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHILD; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHONATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOUND DETECTION; VOICE;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHONATION; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; VOICE;

EID: 79958737078     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2010/08-0222)     Document Type: Article

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