Same Vowel, Different Pitch
Stemple, et al., report a mean fundamental frequency for male voices of 106 Hz with a range from 77 Hz to 482 Hz. For female voices the mean was 193 Hz with a range from 137 Hz to 634 Hz. These averages were based on the production of a sustained vowel /a/ .
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Same Vowel, Different Pitch
Stemple, et al., report a mean fundamental frequency for male voices of 106 Hz with a range from 77 Hz to 482 Hz. For female voices the mean was 193 Hz with a range from 137 Hz to 634 Hz. These averages were based on the production of a sustained vowel /a/ .
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Distinguishing Vowel Sounds
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Fundamental Frequencies for SpeechA number of studies of fundamental frequencies for speech have been conducted. Such frequencies are different for men and women and change with age. There are also differences between ethnic groups. An interesting study of the speaking pitch of a group of women over a 48 year time span was made by Russell, Penny and Pemberton. They had high quality recordings from 28 young women between the ages of 18 and 25, made in 1945. They were able to find 15 of them in 1993 and recorded them reading the same passages. They found that the group mean speaking fundamental frequency in 1945 was 229.0 Hz and in 1993 was 181.2 Hz. From Russell, A., Penny, L. and Pemberton, C., Speaking fundamental frequency changes over time in women: A longitudinal study, Journal of Speech and Hearing Research 38, 101-109 (1995)
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