ArticleJournal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation2017
Human Speech: A Restricted Use of the Mammalian Larynx.
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- Auditory Selectivity for Spectral Contrast in Cortical Neurons and Behavior.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2020Article
- Impact of Subharmonic and Aperiodic Laryngeal Dynamics on the Phonatory Process Analyzed in Ex Vivo Rabbit Models.Applied sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Human roars communicate upper-body strength more effectively than do screams or aggressive and distressed speech.PloS one · 2019Article
- Individualized Patient Vocal Priorities for Tailored Therapy.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeSpeech has been hailed as unique to human evolution. Although the inventory of distinct sounds producible with vocal tract articulators is a great advantage in human oral communication, it is argued here that the larynx as a sound source in speech is limited in its range and capability because a low fundamental frequency is ideal for phonemic intelligibility and source-filter independence.
methodFour existing data sets were combined to make an argument regarding exclusive use of the larynx for speech: (1) range of fundamental frequency, (2) laryngeal muscle activation, (3) vocal fold length in relation to sarcomere length of the major laryngeal muscles, and (4) vocal fold morphological development.
resultsLimited data support the notion that speech tends to produce a contracture of the larynx. The morphological design of the human vocal folds, like that of primates and other mammals, appears to be optimized for vocal communication over distances for which higher fundamental frequency, higher intensity, and fewer unvoiced segments are used.
conclusionThe positive message is that raising one's voice to call, shout, or sing, or executing pitch glides to stretch the vocal folds, can counteract this trend toward a contracted state.
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