Journal article
Vocal Fold Mass Is Not A Useful Quantity for Describing F-0 in Vocalization
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research, Vol.54(2), pp.520-522
04/01/2011
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2010/09-0284)
PMCID: PMC3154073
PMID: 21460133
Abstract
Purpose: Confusion exists about the effect of mass and size of the vocal folds on fundamental frequency (F-0) of phonation. In particular, greater vocal fold thickness is often assumed to be associated with lower F0. The purpose here is to show that such a relationship does not exist and that F0 should be conceptualized with quantities other than mass (i.e., length and tissue stress).
Method: Arguments are made on the basis of fundamental laws of mechanics (point-mass vs. distributed mass).
Conclusion: In speech science, phonetics, and animal vocalization disciplines, instruction should shift away from point-mass descriptions of vocal fold tissue and toward an understanding of mode frequencies in an elastic continuum.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Vocal Fold Mass Is Not A Useful Quantity for Describing F-0 in Vocalization
- Creators
- Ingo R. Titze - University of Utah
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of speech, language, and hearing research, Vol.54(2), pp.520-522
- DOI
- 10.1044/1092-4388(2010/09-0284)
- PMID
- 21460133
- PMCID
- PMC3154073
- NLM abbreviation
- J Speech Lang Hear Res
- ISSN
- 1092-4388
- eISSN
- 1558-9102
- Publisher
- Amer Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc
- Number of pages
- 3
- Grant note
- R01 DC008612; R01 DC008612-04; 1R01 DC008612-01A1; R01 DC008612-01A1; R01 DC008612-02; R01 DC008612-05; R01 DC008612-03; R01 DC008612-06 / NIDCD NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) R01DC008612 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2011
- Academic Unit
- School of Music; Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Record Identifier
- 9984719566002771
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