Infant-Directed Speech may not be across-the-board breathy, but has a variable voice quality

Titia Benders; Elise Tobin; Anita Szakay

Infant-Directed Speech may not be across-the-board breathy, but has a variable voice quality

Titia Benders^*, Elise Tobin, Anita Szakay

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Linguistics

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Abstract

This study aimed to characterise the difference between Dutch infant-directed speech (IDS) and adult-directed speech (ADS) in terms of voice quality. After controlling for the effect of F0 and F1 on the acoustic H1-H2 measurement of voice quality, it was found that Dutch IDS may not be across-the-board breathier than ADS, but is spoken with more variability in its voice quality. These results raise questions about the role of voice quality and variability in parent-child interactions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 17th Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology
Subtitle of host publication	SST-2018
Editors	Julien Epps, Joe Wolfe, John Smith, Caroline Jones
Place of Publication	Canberra, ACT
Publisher	Australasian Speech Science and Technology Association (ASSTA)
Pages	65-68
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology (17th : 2018) - Coogee, Sydney, Australia Duration: 4 Dec 2018 → 7 Dec 2018

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology
ISSN (Electronic)	2207-1296

Conference

Conference	Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology (17th : 2018)
Abbreviated title	SST2018
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	4/12/18 → 7/12/18

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Benders, T., Tobin, E., & Szakay, A. (2018). Infant-Directed Speech may not be across-the-board breathy, but has a variable voice quality. In J. Epps, J. Wolfe, J. Smith, & C. Jones (Eds.), Proceedings of the 17th Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology: SST-2018 (pp. 65-68). (Proceedings of the Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology). Australasian Speech Science and Technology Association (ASSTA).

Benders, Titia ; Tobin, Elise ; Szakay, Anita. / Infant-Directed Speech may not be across-the-board breathy, but has a variable voice quality. Proceedings of the 17th Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology: SST-2018. editor / Julien Epps ; Joe Wolfe ; John Smith ; Caroline Jones. Canberra, ACT : Australasian Speech Science and Technology Association (ASSTA), 2018. pp. 65-68 (Proceedings of the Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology).

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Benders, T , Tobin, E & Szakay, A 2018, Infant-Directed Speech may not be across-the-board breathy, but has a variable voice quality. in J Epps, J Wolfe, J Smith & C Jones (eds), Proceedings of the 17th Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology: SST-2018. Proceedings of the Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology, Australasian Speech Science and Technology Association (ASSTA), Canberra, ACT, pp. 65-68, Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology (17th : 2018), Sydney, Australia, 4/12/18.

Infant-Directed Speech may not be across-the-board breathy, but has a variable voice quality. / Benders, Titia ; Tobin, Elise ; Szakay, Anita.
Proceedings of the 17th Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology: SST-2018. ed. / Julien Epps; Joe Wolfe; John Smith; Caroline Jones. Canberra, ACT: Australasian Speech Science and Technology Association (ASSTA), 2018. p. 65-68 (Proceedings of the Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology).

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