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Are Measured Differences Between the Formants of Men, Women and Children Due to F0 Differences?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2009

Dieter Maurer ,
Norman Cook ,
Theodor Landis  and
Christian d'Heureuse
Dieter Maurer
Affiliation:
Neuropsychologische Abteilung, Neurologische Klinik, Universitätsspital Zürich, Haldenbach D, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland
Norman Cook
Affiliation:
Neuropsychologische Abteilung, Neurologische Klinik, Universitätsspital Zürich, Haldenbach D, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland
Theodor Landis
Affiliation:
Neuropsychologische Abteilung, Neurologische Klinik, Universitätsspital Zürich, Haldenbach D, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland
Christian d'Heureuse
Affiliation:
Neuropsychologische Abteilung, Neurologische Klinik, Universitätsspital Zürich, Haldenbach D, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland
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Formant measurements show sex and age differences in the formant patterns of a single vowel category. Comparisons of the formant frequency values of men, women and children indicate low, middle and high values, respectively (Chiba & Kajiyama 1941, Potter & Steinberg 1950, Peterson & Barney 1952). The differences are found for all vowel categories, and they have generally been interpreted as a consequence of different vocal tract size.

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Journal of the International Phonetic Association , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , December 1991 , pp. 66 - 79
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Copyright © Journal of the International Phonetic Association 1991

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