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undergraduate thesis: Acoustical differences in vocal characteristics between Cantonese and English produced by Cantonese-English bilingual adult speakers
Title | Acoustical differences in vocal characteristics between Cantonese and English produced by Cantonese-English bilingual adult speakers |
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Issue Date | 2010 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Chan, Y. [陳育君]. (2010). Acoustical differences in vocal characteristics between Cantonese and English produced by Cantonese-English bilingual adult speakers. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | Vocal characteristics associated with 40 (20 male and 20 female) adult Cantonese-English
bilingual speakers were examined. Fundamental frequency (F0) values and four parameters
calculated from the long-term average spectrum (LTAS) including the first spectral peak (FSP),
mean spectral energy (MSE), spectral tilt (ST) and high frequency energy (HFE) were obtained
from connected speech samples produced in each language by the speakers. Acoustical
measurements were measured with PRAAT and compared between languages and genders. The
results indicated that female speakers had significantly higher F0 values in speaking English than
Cantonese. Bilingual speakers exhibited comparable FSP values, but with significantly greater
MSE value and lower ST value in Cantonese than English. The findings implied that, even with
the same phonatory apparatus, language being spoken posed effect on speakers’ voice quality. |
Description | "A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Speech and Hearing Sciences), The University of Hong Kong, June 30, 2010." Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-27). Thesis (B.Sc)--University of Hong Kong, 2010. |
Degree | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Subject | Voice. Bilingualism. |
Dept/Program | Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/173698 |
HKU Library Item ID | b4812996 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Chan, Yuk-kwan | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | 陳育君 | zh_HK |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-11-01T01:13:59Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-11-01T01:13:59Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Chan, Y. [陳育君]. (2010). Acoustical differences in vocal characteristics between Cantonese and English produced by Cantonese-English bilingual adult speakers. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/173698 | - |
dc.description | "A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Speech and Hearing Sciences), The University of Hong Kong, June 30, 2010." | en_US |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-27). | en_US |
dc.description | Thesis (B.Sc)--University of Hong Kong, 2010. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Vocal characteristics associated with 40 (20 male and 20 female) adult Cantonese-English bilingual speakers were examined. Fundamental frequency (F0) values and four parameters calculated from the long-term average spectrum (LTAS) including the first spectral peak (FSP), mean spectral energy (MSE), spectral tilt (ST) and high frequency energy (HFE) were obtained from connected speech samples produced in each language by the speakers. Acoustical measurements were measured with PRAAT and compared between languages and genders. The results indicated that female speakers had significantly higher F0 values in speaking English than Cantonese. Bilingual speakers exhibited comparable FSP values, but with significantly greater MSE value and lower ST value in Cantonese than English. The findings implied that, even with the same phonatory apparatus, language being spoken posed effect on speakers’ voice quality. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | en_US |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | en_US |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Voice. | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Bilingualism. | en_US |
dc.title | Acoustical differences in vocal characteristics between Cantonese and English produced by Cantonese-English bilingual adult speakers | en_HK |
dc.type | UG_Thesis | en_US |
dc.identifier.hkul | b4812996 | en_US |
dc.description.thesisname | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.thesislevel | Bachelor | en_US |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Speech and Hearing Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | en_US |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991033678749703414 | - |