Formant Frequency Characteristics of Esophageal Speech

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No AccessJournal of Speech and Hearing ResearchResearch Article1 Jun 1972Formant Frequency Characteristics of Esophageal Speech Nancy L. Sisty, and Bernd Weinberg Nancy L. Sisty Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana Google Scholar and Bernd Weinberg Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana Google Scholar https://doi.org/10.1044/jshr.1502.439 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Highly representative esophageal vowels (N = 191) selected from a listening experiment were subjected to formant frequency analysis. The results of this acoustic analysis showed that: (1) mean vowel formant frequencies for female esophageal speakers were higher than for males, (2) the changes in formant frequency from vowel to vowel were systematic and were essentially the same for normal and esophageal speakers, and (3) average vowel formant frequency values for esophageal speakers were consistently higher than those reported for normal speakers (Peterson and Barney, 1952). The data strongly support the hypothesis that removal of the larynx does alter vocal-cavity transmission characteristics. A reduction in effective vocal tract length for laryngectomized persons using esophageal speech is suggested. Additional Resources FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited by Journal of Voice1 Jan 2021Acoustic Characterization of the Voice With a Tracheoesophageal Speech in Laryngectomized Patients. 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