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Determine how fundamental frequency and intonation patterns correlate with the perception of feminine vocal quality in male-to-female transsexual speakers.

February 1, 1990Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders

Intonation and Fundamental Frequency in Male-to-Female Transsexuals

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VWVirginia I. WolfeAuburn University at Montgomery DRDavid L. RatusnikUniversity of Central Florida FSFurman H. SmithUniversity of Houston - Victoria

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Observational study reveals that fundamental frequency and dynamic intonation govern female voice perception in male-to-female transsexuals, indicating key targets for voice feminization.

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Determine how fundamental frequency and intonation patterns correlate with the perception of feminine vocal quality in male-to-female transsexual speakers.
Recorded conversational speech samples from 20 male-to-female transsexual individuals.
Conducted perceptual voice evaluations alongside acoustic analyses using a Visi-Pitch Apple IIe microcomputer system to assess fundamental frequency and intonation metrics.
Transsexual speakers categorized as female exhibited higher average fundamental frequencies (with 155 Hz being the lowest identified female average), fewer downward intonations, more upward intonations, and fewer level intonations and shifts.
Perceived femininity strongly correlated with fundamental frequency (r = .89), percentage of level shifts (r = -.67), downward shifts (r = .50), level intonations (r = -.43), and upward intonations (r = .40).

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Wolfe et al. (1990) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a12b8d85bb7edc7189e2d50 https://doi.org/10.1044/jshd.5501.43

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Observational study reveals that fundamental frequency and dynamic intonation govern female voice perception in male-to-female transsexuals, indicating key targets for voice feminization.

Intonation and Fundamental Frequency in Male-to-Female Transsexuals

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