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A study in experimental phonetics of the "Voice and health" using SPG, performed at nursing homes for the elderly
2019 Volume 11 Pages 39-53
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2019 Volume 11 Pages 39-53
This study analyzes the voice condition of elderly people in nursing homes. It was conducted using experimental phonetics methods in order to examine the characteristics of the voices of the elderly and the various changes that may be found accompanying their age.
The results of the formant frequency analysis and sound spectrogram (SPG) evaluation suggest; (1) the articulatory characteristics of elderly people, (2) the difficulty of generating some sound type voices, (3) the sound types that may be expected from the effects of training and (4) the factors that cause such results.
Within the scope of this study, a significant result was observed in the sound quality of the /i/ sound among the candidates of the study. Their /i/ sounds tend to sound closer to /e/.
Consequently I have formed the opinion that this phenomenon is one of the major voice characteristics to occur as an accompaniment to aging.
