Comparing first spectral moment of Australian English/s/between straight and gay voices using three analysis window sizes

Tünde Szalay; John Holik; Duy Duong Nguyen; James Morandini; Catherine J. Madill

doi:10.21437/Interspeech.2023-1142

Comparing first spectral moment of Australian English/s/between straight and gay voices using three analysis window sizes

Tünde Szalay, John Holik, Duy Duong Nguyen, James Morandini, Catherine J. Madill

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Abstract

Men producing/s/with higher first spectral moment (M1) are more likely to be perceived as gay, yet it is unclear if M1 differs in production. Inconsistent results might be caused by inherent change in M1 over time. Therefore, we explored M1 change over time and tested if the length and location of the analysis window affects results on gay-straight differences. 37 gay and 29 straight male speakers of Australian English produced two/s/tokens in continuous speech. M1 was extracted in each quarter of/s/to explore change over time and in three windows: the entire fricative, the mid-50 ms, and the third quarter. Gay and straight men produced lower M1 in the first and last quarters relative to the midpoint. Despite the M1 change over time, we found no effect of analysis window on gay-straight differences, as gay men consistently showed higher M1. The lack of effect of analysis window on M1 is attributed to the overlap between the analysis windows caused by the duration of/s/.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	INTERSPEECH 2023
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association
Place of Publication	Baixas, France
Publisher	International Speech Communication Association (ISCA)
Pages	2543-2547
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21437/Interspeech.2023-1142
Publication status	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes
Event	INTERSPEECH Conference (24th : 2023) - Dublin, Ireland Duration: 20 Aug 2023 → 24 Aug 2023 Conference number: 24th

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH
ISSN (Print)	2308-457X
ISSN (Electronic)	1990-9772

Conference

Conference	INTERSPEECH Conference (24th : 2023)
Abbreviated title	INTERSPEECH 2023
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Dublin
Period	20/08/23 → 24/08/23

Keywords

data collection with smart phones
fricatives
gay males
sexual orientation
spectral change

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Szalay, T., Holik, J., Nguyen, D. D., Morandini, J., & Madill, C. J. (2023). Comparing first spectral moment of Australian English/s/between straight and gay voices using three analysis window sizes. In INTERSPEECH 2023: Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (pp. 2543-2547). (Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH). International Speech Communication Association (ISCA). https://doi.org/10.21437/Interspeech.2023-1142

Szalay, Tünde ; Holik, John ; Nguyen, Duy Duong et al. / Comparing first spectral moment of Australian English/s/between straight and gay voices using three analysis window sizes. INTERSPEECH 2023: Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association. Baixas, France : International Speech Communication Association (ISCA), 2023. pp. 2543-2547 (Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH).

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Szalay, T, Holik, J, Nguyen, DD, Morandini, J & Madill, CJ 2023, Comparing first spectral moment of Australian English/s/between straight and gay voices using three analysis window sizes. in INTERSPEECH 2023: Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH, International Speech Communication Association (ISCA), Baixas, France, pp. 2543-2547, INTERSPEECH Conference (24th : 2023), Dublin, Ireland, 20/08/23. https://doi.org/10.21437/Interspeech.2023-1142

Comparing first spectral moment of Australian English/s/between straight and gay voices using three analysis window sizes. / Szalay, Tünde; Holik, John; Nguyen, Duy Duong et al.
INTERSPEECH 2023: Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association. Baixas, France: International Speech Communication Association (ISCA), 2023. p. 2543-2547 (Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH).

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Szalay T, Holik J, Nguyen DD, Morandini J, Madill CJ. Comparing first spectral moment of Australian English/s/between straight and gay voices using three analysis window sizes. In INTERSPEECH 2023: Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association. Baixas, France: International Speech Communication Association (ISCA). 2023. p. 2543-2547. (Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH). doi: 10.21437/Interspeech.2023-1142

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