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ERIC Number: EJ1171964
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Feb
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-1092-4388
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A Meta-Analysis: Acoustic Measurement of Roughness and Breathiness
v. Latoszek, Ben Barsties; Maryn, Youri; Gerrits, Ellen; De Bodt, Marc
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v61 n2 p298-323 Feb 2018
Purpose: Over the last 5 decades, many acoustic measures have been created to measure roughness and breathiness. The aim of this study is to present a meta-analysis of correlation coefficients (r) between auditory-perceptual judgment of roughness and breathiness and various acoustic measures in both sustained vowels and continuous speech. Method: Scientific literature reporting perceptual-acoustic correlations on roughness and breathiness were sought in 28 databases. Weighted average correlation coefficients (r[subscript w]) were calculated when multiple r-values were available for a specific acoustic marker. An r[subscript w] = 0.60 was the threshold for an acoustic measure to be considered acceptable. Results: From 103 studies of roughness and 107 studies of breathiness that were investigated, only 33 studies and 34 studies, respectively, met the inclusion criteria of the meta-analysis on sustained vowels. Eighty-six acoustic measures were identified for roughness and 85 acoustic measures for breathiness on sustained vowels, in which 43 and 39 measures, respectively, yielded multiple r-values. Finally, only 14 measures for roughness and 12 measures for breathiness produced r[subscript w] = 0.60. On continuous speech, 4 measures for roughness and 21 measures for breathiness were identified, yielding 3 and 6 measures, respectively, with multiple r-values in which only 1 and 2, respectively, had r[subscript w] = 0.60. Conclusion: This meta-analysis showed that only a few acoustic parameters were determined as the best estimators for roughness and breathiness.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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