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Characteristics of the Korean speakers' voice under easy Korean, difficult Korean and English reading situations

한국인의 쉬운 한국어, 어려운 한국어, 영어 읽기 상황에서의 음성 특성

  • Received : 2016.01.13
  • Accepted : 2016.02.22
  • Published : 2016.03.31

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to know the acoustic characteristics of voice under stressful and relaxed conditions. Ten undergraduate male students participated in this study and produced 아, 에, 이 vowels in English reading, difficult Korean reading under stressful conditions, and easy Korean reading under relaxed conditions. After that, F0, jitter, shimmer, NHR, F1, F2, and F3 values were measured and analyzed. The results of this study demonstrate that speech parameters related to stress are jitter, shimmer, and NHR in that these values are lower under relaxed situations (easy Korean reading) than that of stressful situations (English and difficult Korean reading). This study will be a foundation to verify that the analysis of acoustic characteristics can serve as a quantitative tool for measuring stress levels.

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