Fourier Descriptor Analysis and Unification of Voice Range Profile Contours: Method and Applications

• Published in: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 755 - 776
• Main Authors: Pabon, Peter, Ternström, Sten, Lamarche, Anick
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) 01.06.2011; American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Subjects: Adult; Child; Comparative Analysis; contour averaging; Female; Fourier Analysis; Fourier descriptors; HUMANIORA och RELIGIONSVETENSKAP; HUMANITIES and RELIGION; Humans; Languages and linguistics; Linguistic subjects; Linguistics; Lingvistik; Lingvistikämnen; Male; Methods; Models, Biological; norms; Observations; Phonation - physiology; phonetogram; Profiles; Properties; Sound Spectrography - methods; Speech Pathology; Språkvetenskap; Statistical Analysis; Studies; Voice; Voice - physiology; voice range profile; Netherlands

Purpose: To describe a method for unified description, statistical modeling, and comparison of voice range profile (VRP) contours, even from diverse sources. Method: A morphologic modeling technique, which is based on Fourier descriptors (FDs), is applied to the VRP contour. The technique, which ess...