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The Development of Fundamental Frequency in 6- to 10-Year Old Children: A Brief Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2009

S. P. Whiteside  and
C. Hodgson
S. P. Whiteside
Affiliation:
Department of Human Communication Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TA. UK, email: s.whiteside@sheffield.ac.uk
C. Hodgson
Affiliation:
Stanley Health Centre, Co. Durham DH9 0XE, UK
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This brief study investigates the development of fundamental frequency (FO) in pre-adolescent children as a function of age and sex. The children who took part in the study were divided into three age groups: 6, 8 and 10 years. Each group consisted of three males and three females. Each subject produced nine target phrases with [] in phrase-final position, which were elicited via a picture-naming task. FO was estimated for the nine target utterances and the following FO parameters were derived: mean FO for the whole phrase; FO range for the whole phrase; standard deviation values of FO for the whole phrase and mean FO for the phrase-final vowel [α:]. Results indicated that FO parameters generally decreased with age, and by age 10 years the males had lower values than the females for all four parameters. Results also indicated that the mean standard deviation of FO across the phrase was significantly higher for the females compared to that for the males.

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Journal of the International Phonetic Association , Volume 28 , Issue 1-2 , June 1998 , pp. 55 - 62
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Copyright © Journal of the International Phonetic Association 1998

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