Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: It is common to find papers in the field of voice quality and speech pathologies in which the object of study are two types of phonation that are defined as «a stick running along a railing» (Catford 1964). These types of phonation have received different names. Some researcherscategorize these two types of phonation as one phenomenon while a small group distinguish between two concepts, «creak» and «creaky voice», which complicates its study. Defining these types of phonation is a difficult task and in depth studies are needed. A perceptual experiment has been designed to investigate if it is possible to distinguish creaky voice from creak or not, in which case they should be categorized under the same name. The judges were grouped according to the following parameters: native/non-native Spanish speakers, VPA trained / not trained and creaky voice experts/non-experts. Results showed that judges were able to categorize different stimuli with a high level of agreement. All differences investigated between the groups of judges were significant in this preliminary study.
Source: Revista Española de Lingüística
Author: Patricia Infante
Language: Spanish
Topic: Voice and Speech Disorders
Subfield: Speech and Hearing
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2344352824