The first and second harmonics should not be used to measure breathiness in male and female voices

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 477-490

  Simpson, Adrian P ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

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EID: 84859974077     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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