Abstract
Vocal fundamental frequency was measured for speakers of five languages under three conditions (reading English, reading native language, and spontaneous speaking‐native language). The samples were recorded in a sound‐treated booth and analyzed by a Visipitch (Kay Elemetrics) frequency analyzer interfaced to an IBMxt computer. Preliminary analysis suggests that mean fundamental frequency was surprisingly similar across languages for the various speaking conditions, and that the mean fundamental was higher for reading than for speaking (as has been found in studies of English), but that there were significant differences between languages and by sex in standard deviation of the fundamental under the various speaking conditions (reading English, etc.). The results suggest that fundamental frequency is determined primarily by physiological factors with some linguistic variations.
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