Abstract:There has been no published study on how voice disorders affect lexical tones in Vietnamese. In this study, we investigated a number of tonal parameters in the Northern Vietnamese dialect in 42 female teachers with muscle tension dysphonia and compared them with 30 control speakers. Speech samples included tone syllables in isolation and in a reading passage. Computerized Speech Lab 4300B was used to measure fundamental frequency. Mean tonal fundamental frequency was evaluated for group and age effects. Parame… Show more
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