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ArticleJournal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR2022

Impact of Vocal Effort on Respiratory and Articulatory Kinematics.

Defne Abur, Joseph S Perkell, Cara E Stepp

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Article in Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Defne AburDepartment of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Boston University, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-0410-8487
Joseph S PerkellDepartment of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Boston University, MA.
Cara E SteppDepartment of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Boston University, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-8045-252X
Boston University · US

Funding

Advanced Research Training in Communication Sciences and DisordersT32DC013017 · NIDCD · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI Cara E. Stepp · 2016 to 2026
$4.9M
Objective Measures for Clinical Assessment of Voice DisordersR01DC015570 · NIDCD · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI STEPP, CARA E. · 2016 to 2025
$4.8M
Longitudinal Changes to Speech in Parkinson's Disease PhenotypesF31DC019032 · NIDCD · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI ABUR, DEFNE · 2020 to 2021
$69k
NIDCD NIH HHS F31 DC019032NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC015570NIDCD NIH HHS T32 DC013017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe goal of this study was to examine the effects of increases in vocal effort, without changing speech intensity, on respiratory and articulatory kinematics in young adults with typical voices.

methodA total of 10 participants completed a reading task under three speaking conditions: baseline, mild vocal effort, and maximum vocal effort. Respiratory inductance plethysmography bands around the chest and abdomen were used to estimate lung volumes during speech, and sensor coils for electromagnetic articulography were used to transduce articulatory movements, resulting in the following outcome measures: lung volume at speech initiation (LVSI) and at speech termination (LVST), articulatory kinematic vowel space (AKVS) of two points on the tongue dorsum (body and blade), and lip aperture.

resultsWith increases in vocal effort, and no statistical changes in speech intensity, speakers showed: (a) no statistically significant differences in LVST, (b) statistically significant increases in LVSI, (c) no statistically significant differences in AKVS measures, and (d) statistically significant reductions in lip aperture.

conclusionsSpeakers with typical voices exhibited larger lung volumes at speech initiation during increases in vocal effort, paired with reduced lip displacements. To our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate evidence that articulatory kinematics are impacted by modulations in vocal effort. However, the mechanisms underlying vocal effort may differ between speakers with and without voice disorders. Thus, future work should examine the relationship between articulatory kinematics, respiratory kinematics, and laryngeal-level changes during vocal effort in speakers with and without voice disorders. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.17065457.

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SpeechVoiceBiomechanical PhenomenaHumansSpeech AcousticsSpeech Production MeasurementTongueYoung Adult

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PMID34843405
PMCPMC9150749
OpenAlexW3216521644

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