Speaking Fundamental Frequency of Polish Adult Males

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study the speaking fundamental frequency (SFF) levels of young Polish males and compare them with similar populations of US males. To this end 103 Polish university students read a standard passage which was recorded and analyzed for SFF. The mean SFF level for this population was approximately 138 Hz, a value somewhat higher than that for 157 US male university students. Since there was also a size difference between the two populations, this factor was tested and found not to relate to SFF. Possibly the differences between the two groups relate to crosscultural factors.

Cross-language differences in fundamental frequency range: A comparison of English and German

“…In the absence of organic factors which could potentially be the source of such differences (e.g., body size or race-based vocal tract differences, Awan and Mueller, 1996), investigators have attributed cross-language differences to either linguistic or cultural factors, but there has been little attempt to characterize the phonetic basis of these differences (Deutsch et al, 2009) nor to question the suitability of the f0 measures used. For example, Majewski et al (1972) found higher mean f0 in young Polish males compared to previously reported values for American males. As they were unable to find a significant relation between mean f0 and body size of their subjects, they concluded that "possibly the differences between the two groups relate to crosscultural factors" (p. 119), but that "the reasons for such differences are not clear" (p. 124).…”

“…If these measures are capable of characterizing crossspeaker differences, and if some of them, at least, draw on language-specific intonational landmarks, then they may be well-placed for helping to understand the basis of crosslanguage differences in f0 range which have occasionally surfaced in the literature (e.g., Altenberg and Ferrand, 2006;Dolson, 1994;Hanley, Snidecor, and Ringel, 1967;Keating and Kuo, 2010;Majewski, Hollien, and Zalewski, 1972). In the absence of organic factors which could potentially be the source of such differences (e.g., body size or race-based vocal tract differences, Awan and Mueller, 1996), investigators have attributed cross-language differences to either linguistic or cultural factors, but there has been little attempt to characterize the phonetic basis of these differences (Deutsch et al, 2009) nor to question the suitability of the f0 measures used.…”

Comparaison du registre de lecteurs de bulletins de nouvelles québécois et français /

“…Touati (1993aTouati ( , 1993bTouati ( , 1995 : Registre -y étendue de fréquences utilisée Touati (1993a, 1993b) Dolbec et Fisher (1996 (1978), MAJEWSKI et al (1972) et KONZEL (1989), qu'elle n'influence pas directement la fréquence fondamentale de la voix parlée.…”

“…Le registre semble déterminé à la fois par la moyenne de fréquences et par la « ligne de base », ce qui permet de préciser la hauteur à laquelle se situe la voix d'un locuteur lors de la production d'un énoncé. Cette conception du registre comme hauteur est cependant associée à la notion complémentaire de « pitch range », ou étendue de fréquences, qui avait déjà été retenue par TOUATI dans des travaux antérieurs (TOUATI, 1991 On retrouve, dans cette troisième conception, le lien indissociable entre la hauteur et l'étendue mentionné par TOUATI (1993aTOUATI ( , 1993bTOUATI ( , 1995 (1978), MAJEWSKI et al (1972) et KONZEL (1989), qu'elle n'influence pas directement la fréquence fondamentale de la voix parlée.Le facteur de l'âge est aussi relié à la physiologie et peut alors avoir une influence sur le registre. Ces différences entrent directement en ligne de compte en raison de ce qui a été évoqué antérieurement, c'est-à-dire la taille de certaines composantes de l'appareil phonateur.…”

The pitch levels of female speech in two Chinese villages

“…However, taking male and female speech separately, a convincing absence of correlate has been obtained between overall pitch level and the speaker's body dimensions such as height, weight, size of larynx, and so on (Hollien and Jackson, 1973;Kunzel, 1989;Van Dommelen and Moxness, 1995;Collins, 2000;Gonzales, 2004;Lass and Brown, 1978;Majewski et al, 1972). In contrast, various studies have found that the pitch level of speech varies with the speaker's language (Hollien and Jackson, 1973;Majewski et al, 1972;Hanley et al, 1966;Yamazawa and Hollien, 1992), indicating that it is subject to a cultural influence (Dolson, 1994;Honorof and Whalen, 2005;Xue et al, 2002), though the precise nature of this influence has not received much consideration.…”