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undergraduate thesis: Contribution of voice fundamental frequency and formants to the identification of speaker's gender
Title | Contribution of voice fundamental frequency and formants to the identification of speaker's gender |
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Issue Date | 2011 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Poon, S. [潘肇鋒]. (2011). Contribution of voice fundamental frequency and formants to the identification of speaker's gender. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | Identification of gender from speech sounds has been found to rely on speakers’ voice fundamental frequency (F0) and formant frequencies. The present study aims at examining the contribution of F0 and formants to the correct detection of speaker’s gender. Based on the vowel sustained by a male and female speaker, 200 vowels were synthesized with a range of F0-formant combinations. The synthesized vowels were presented to 28 native Cantonese-speaking listeners to judge the perceived speakers’ gender for each of the synthesized stimuli. Results revealed that F0 was the primary cue for speakers’ gender perception while formants contributed little. The cutoff F0 values for male and female identification were found to be 162.01 Hz and 204.97 Hz, respectively. When F0 was below 162.01 Hz or above 204.97 Hz, listeners reliably and correctly identified the speakers as male or female, respectively. |
Degree | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Subject | Voice - Sex differences Voiceprints |
Dept/Program | Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/192901 |
HKU Library Item ID | b5093461 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Poon, Siu-fung | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | 潘肇鋒 | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-11-28T06:05:31Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2013-11-28T06:05:31Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Poon, S. [潘肇鋒]. (2011). Contribution of voice fundamental frequency and formants to the identification of speaker's gender. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/192901 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Identification of gender from speech sounds has been found to rely on speakers’ voice fundamental frequency (F0) and formant frequencies. The present study aims at examining the contribution of F0 and formants to the correct detection of speaker’s gender. Based on the vowel sustained by a male and female speaker, 200 vowels were synthesized with a range of F0-formant combinations. The synthesized vowels were presented to 28 native Cantonese-speaking listeners to judge the perceived speakers’ gender for each of the synthesized stimuli. Results revealed that F0 was the primary cue for speakers’ gender perception while formants contributed little. The cutoff F0 values for male and female identification were found to be 162.01 Hz and 204.97 Hz, respectively. When F0 was below 162.01 Hz or above 204.97 Hz, listeners reliably and correctly identified the speakers as male or female, respectively. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | 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.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Voice - Sex differences | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Voiceprints | en_US |
dc.title | Contribution of voice fundamental frequency and formants to the identification of speaker's gender | en_US |
dc.type | UG_Thesis | en_US |
dc.identifier.hkul | b5093461 | 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.date.hkucongregation | 2011 | en_US |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991035839019703414 | - |