Voice Quality in British English. Its Nature, Functions and Applications
This paper deals with the functions of voice quality. It also suggests that a number of practical applications can be derived from the study of these functions.Like e.g. Laver (1968; 1980), Sharpe (1970) or Mackenzie-Beck (2005), we take voice quality to
Stephan Wilhelm
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Proposals to promote health and prevent voice disorders in occupational voice users: A scoping review [PDF]
Purpose: to characterize the actions of vocal health promotion and/or prevention of vocal disorders applied to voice professionals. Methods: a scoping review following the PRISMA-ScR guidelines in SciELO and PubMed databases was conducted. Articles that
Glauciene Amaral Martins +4 more
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The acoustic voice quality index version 02.02 in the Finnish-speaking population
Background: The Acoustic Voice Quality Index (AVQI) is a multiparametric tool for objectively measuring the general acoustic characteristics of voice. The AVQI uses both sustained vowel and continuous speech in its analysis, and therefore, a validation ...
E. Kankare +9 more
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Normative Values for the Spanish Version of the Voice Symptom Scale (VoiSS)
Objective. The aim of this study was to establish normative values for the Voice Symptom Scale (VoiSS) in the Spanish community population (without voice problems), using a sample from a large area of southeastern Spain. Method.
Antonio Velandrino-Nicolás +3 more
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Dual cognitive pathways to voice quality: Frequent voicers improvise, infrequent voicers elaborate.
We investigate the involvement of Working Memory Capacity (WMC, the cognitive resource necessary for controlled elaborate thinking) in voice behavior (speaking up with suggestions, problems, and opinions to change the organization). While scholars assume
Inge Wolsink +3 more
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Voice therapy with a respiratory approach in older adults: the practice of Brazilian speech-language-hearing therapists [PDF]
Purpose: to investigate the practice of Brazilian speech-language-hearing therapists in voice therapy for older adults focused on breathing and verify possible associations between taking specific courses and having knowledge of respiratory parameters ...
Rebeca Lins de Souza Leão +5 more
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Perceptual Identification of Polish Vowels Due to F0 Changes
The paper investigates the interdependence between the perceptual identification of the vocalic quality of six isolated Polish vowels traditionally defined by the spectral envelope and the fundamental frequency F0.
Mariusz Stanisław OWSIANNY
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Effect of Wendler glottoplasty on voice and quality of life of transgender women
Objective: To investigate the effect of Wendler glottoplasty on voice feminization, voice quality and voice-related quality of life. Methods: Prospective interventional cohort of transgender women submitted to Wendler glottoplasty.
Mateus Morais Aires +4 more
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Risk Factors for Voice Problems in Professional Actors and Singers
The purpose was to determine the incidence of voice disorders in a group of professional actors and singers, to compare the two groups, and to investigate the potential causes of their voice problems.
Prebil Nataša +2 more
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Purpose: the knowledge concerning care of the voice on the part of professional and amateur singers in Chile is relevant for voice professionals and also for speech pathologists who work in disorder prevention and voice care.
Daniel Rodríguez Marconi +4 more
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