The Relationship between Voice Onset Time and Increase in Vocal Effort and Fundamental Frequency

Autor/inn/en	Groll, Matti D.; Hablani, Surbhi; Stepp, Cara E.
Titel	The Relationship between Voice Onset Time and Increase in Vocal Effort and Fundamental Frequency
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 64 (2021) 4, S.1197-1209 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Groll, Matti D.) ORCID (Hablani, Surbhi) ORCID (Stepp, Cara E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
Schlagwörter	Time; Acoustics; Phonemes; Speech; Difficulty Level; Vowels; Articulation (Speech) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zeit; Akustik; Fonem; Speaking; Sprechen; Schwierigkeitsgrad
Abstract	Purpose: Prior work suggests that voice onset time (VOT) may be impacted by laryngeal tension: VOT means decrease when individuals with typical voices increase their fundamental frequency (f[subscript o]) and VOT variability is increased in individuals with vocal hyperfunction, a voice disorder characterized by increased laryngeal tension. This study further explored the relationship between VOT and laryngeal tension during increased f[subscript o], vocal effort, and vocal strain. Method: Sixteen typical speakers of American English were instructed to produce VOT utterances under four conditions: baseline, high pitch, effort, and strain. Repeated-measures analysis of variance models were used to analyze the effects of condition on VOT means and standard deviations (SDs); pairwise comparisons were used to determine significant differences between conditions. Results: Voicing, condition, and their interaction significantly affected VOT means. Voiceless VOT means significantly decreased for high pitch (p < 0.001) relative to baseline; however, no changes in voiceless VOT means were found for effort or strain relative to baseline. Although condition had a significant effect on VOT SDs, there were no significant differences between effort, strain, and high pitch conditions relative to baseline. Conclusions: Speakers with typical voices likely engage different musculature to increase pitch than to increase vocal effort and strain. The increased VOT variability present with vocal hyperfunction is not seen in individuals with typical voices using increased effort and strain, supporting the assertion that this feature of vocal hyperfunction may be related to disordered vocal motor control rather than resulting from effortful voice production. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01