LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 16:8 August 2016
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
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Establishment of Acoustic Norms for PRAAT Software in 20-25 Year Old Indian Adults

Haritha C K, BASLP
Ana P, BASLP
Shahanas V P, BASLP
Jenny Mevis D’souza, Lecturer

Abstract

PRAAT Software has very few norms in Indian population; especially in adult population has not been established. The present study was aimed to establish PRAAT norms for the adults in the age range of 20 - 25 years. A total of 180 subjects were selected which included 90 males and 90 females. A voice sample was taken for the production of /a/, /i/ & /u/. Voice parameters such as mean pitch, Jitter, Shimmer & HNR were assessed. Result showed significant difference between both genders and age groups for all voice parameters. Very less sample size & limited parameters were considered hence that will be the Limitations of the study. Future studies can be done on other adult groups particularly on geriatric group with other voice parameters on consideration.

Keywords: PRAAT, Jitter, Shimmer, HNR, Geriatrics.

Introduction

“Voice presents an opening window to a person’s personality”. The human voice is extraordinary. Voice is the primary instrument though which most of the people project their personality and influence their environment. The production of human voice involves a complex serious of events in the peripheral phonatory organs which are controlled by the central nervous system (Sataloff, 2006).

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Haritha C K
Third year under graduate student
Dr.M.V.Shetty College of Speech and Hearing
Maladi Court, Kavoor
Mangalore – 575015
Karnataka
India
harithack289@gmail.com

Ana P
Third year under graduate student
Dr.M.V.Shetty College of Speech and Hearing
Maladi Court, Kavoor
Mangalore – 575015
Karnataka
India
hanagafoor@gmail.com

Shahanas V P
Third year under graduate student
Dr.M.V.Shetty College of Speech and Hearing
Maladi Court, Kavoor
Mangalore – 575015
Karnataka
India

Jenny Mevis D’souza
Lecturer
Dr.M.V.Shetty College of Speech and Hearing
Maladi Court, Kavoor
Mangalore – 575015
Karnataka
India
jennymavis1992@gmail.com

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