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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
An international comparison of long-term average speech spectra
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Volume 96, No. 4, Year 1994
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The long-term average speech spectrum (LTASS) and some dynamic characteristics of speech were determined for 12 languages: English (several dialects), Swedish, Danish, German, French (Canadian), Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Russian, Welsh, Singhalese, and Vietnamese. The LTASS only was also measured for Arabic. Speech samples (18) were recorded, using standardized equipment and procedures, in 15 localities for (usually) ten male and ten female talkers. All analyses were conducted at the National Acoustic Laboratories, Sydney. The LTASS was similar for all languages although there were many statistically significant differences. Such differences were small and not always consistent for male and female samples of the same language. For one-third octave bands of speech, the maximum short-term rms level was 10 dB above the maximum long-term rms level, consistent across languages and frequency. A “universal” LTASS is suggested as being applicable, across languages, for many purposes including use in hearing aid prescription procedures and in the Articulation Index. © 1994, Acoustical Society of America. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Byrne, Denis
Australia, Chatswood
National Acoustic Laboratories
Dillon, Harvey
Australia, Chatswood
National Acoustic Laboratories
Tran, Khanh
Australia, Chatswood
National Acoustic Laboratories
Arlinger, Stig
Sweden, Linkoping
Universitetssjukhuset I Linköping
Wilbraham, Keith
United Kingdom, Manchester
The University of Manchester
Cox, Robyn
United States, Memphis
Memphis va Medical Center
Hagerman, Bjorn
Sweden, Stockholm
Karolinska Institutet
Hetu, Raymond
Canada, Montreal
Ga um
Kei, Joseph
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Special Education
Lui, C.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Special Education
Kiessling, Jurgen
Germany, Giessen
Universitätsklinikum Gießen Und Marburg, Standort Gießen
Kotby, Mohamed Nasser
Egypt, Cairo
Ain Shams University
Nasser, Nasser H.A.
Egypt, Cairo
Ain Shams University
El-Kholy, Wafaa Abdel Hay
Egypt, Cairo
Ain Shams University
Nakanishi, Yasuko
Japan, Koganei
Tokyo Gakugei University
Oyer, Herbert
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
Powell, Richard
New Zealand, New Plymouth
Taranaki Hospital
Stephens, Dafydd
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Welsh Hearing Institute
Meredith, Rhys
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Welsh Hearing Institute
Sirimanna, Tony
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Welsh Hearing Institute
Tavartkiladze, George
Russian Federation, Moscow
Research Center for Audiology
Frolenkov, Gregory I.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Research Center for Audiology
Westerman, Soren
Denmark, Hovedstaden
Widex
Ludvigsen, Carl
Denmark, Hovedstaden
Widex
Statistics
Citations: 534
Authors: 24
Affiliations: 15
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1121/1.410152
ISSN:
00014966
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