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      Transfer function of Brazilian Portuguese oral vowels: a comparative acoustic analysis Translated title: Função de transferência das vogais orais do Português brasileiro: análise acústica comparativa

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          The vocal tract transfers its characteristics onto the sounds produced at the glottis, depending on its tridimensional configuration. AIM: this study aims to determine which of the seven oral vowels in Brazilian Portuguese is acoustically less impacted by changes to the vocal tract. MATERIALS AND METHOD: this is a cross-sectional prospective study. Twenty-three males and 23 females with ages ranging between 20 and 45 years (mean values of 28.95 and 29.79 years respectively) were enrolled in the study; none had voice complaints and their voices were normal under perceptive-auditory evaluation. Three-hundred and twenty-two sustained vocal emissions were digitized and acoustically analyzed by three computer programs combined. Results were compared against the distribution of resonance frequencies in a straight tube with one end sealed. RESULTS: statistical analysis showed that vowel /ε/ was significantly different when compared to the other vowels, with higher mean harmonic values and lower standard deviation for both genders. CONCLUSION: in Brazilian Portuguese, vowel /ε/ is less impacted by changes to the vocal tract and is significantly less attenuated in both genders. The inclusion of this vowel in voice assessment standard protocols may contribute to improve the quality of the information obtained as a result of quantitative spectrographic and acoustic tests.

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          O trato vocal transfere suas características ao som produzido na glote, de acordo com sua configuração tridimensional. OBJETIVO: Determinar qual das sete vogais orais do Português brasileiro sofre a menor interferência acústica das modificações do trato vocal. MATERIAL E MÉTODO: Estudo transversal prospectivo. Os indivíduos foram 23 homens e 23 mulheres, na faixa etária entre 20 e 45 anos (médias de 28,95 e 29,79 respectivamente), sem queixas vocais e com qualidade vocal normal na avaliação perceptivo-auditiva. 322 emissões vocais sustentadas foram digitalizadas e analisadas acusticamente utilizando-se a combinação de três programas computadorizados. Os resultados foram comparados à distribuição das frequências de ressonância de um tubo reto fechado em uma das extremidades. RESULTADOS: A análise estatística mostrou que a vogal /ε/ apresentou diferença significativa em comparação com as demais vogais, com valores harmônicos médios mais altos e menores desvios-padrão para ambos os sexos. CONCLUSÃO: Para o Português brasileiro, a vogal /ε/ sofre menor influência das modificações do trato vocal e apresenta atenuação significativamente menor para ambos os sexos. A inclusão dessa vogal nos protocolos padronizados de avaliação vocal pode contribuir para a qualidade da informação obtida por meio das análises espectrográficas e acústica quantitativa.

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                Journal
                bjorl
                Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
                Braz. j. otorhinolaryngol.
                Associação Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervicofacial (São Paulo )
                1808-8686
                October 2009
                : 75
                : 5
                : 680-684
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade Federal de São Paulo Brazil
                [2 ] São Paulo Hospital Brazil
                [3 ] Instituto da Laringe Brazil
                [4 ] Universidade Federal de São Paulo Brazil
                [5 ] Santa Casa School of Medical Sciences Brazil
                [6 ] Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo Brazil
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                S1808-86942009000500012
                10.1590/S1808-86942009000500012
                f72c7749-06fe-462d-a64c-5f4ae0e20bcf

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                Categories
                OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY

                Otolaryngology
                speech acoustics,sound spectrography,phonetics,voice,acústica da fala,espectrografia do som,fonética,voz

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