Whiteside, S.P. and Rixon, E. (2003) Speech characteristics of monozygotic twins and a same-sex sibling: an acoustic case study of coarticulation patterns in read speech. Phonetica, 60 (4). pp. 273-297. ISSN 1423-0321
Abstract
This case study reports on an acoustic investigation of the motor speech characteristics of a set of young adult male monozygotic (MZ) twins and compares them to those of an age- and sex-matched sibling who participated in the study 2 years later to match for demographic factors. Coarticulation patterns were investigated from read samples of consonant-vowel sequences in monosyllabic words containing a variety of consonants and vowels. This was done by examining F2 vowel onsets and F2 vowel targets, plotted as F2 locus equations. Data were processed for between-sibling differences using a number of statistical tests. Results indicated that the MZ twins displayed F2 parameters and coarticulation patterns which were more similar than those of their age- and sex-matched sibling. The results of this case study therefore suggest that acoustic phonetic parameters used to index coarticulation patterns have the potential to profile some of the similarities and differences in the speech characteristics of genetically related individuals.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Copyright © 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel. This article is copyright protected. Any distribution without written consent from S. Karger AG, Basel is a violation of the copyright. Uploaded with permission. |
Keywords: | Monozygotic twins, human, coarticulation patterns, development, motor speech skills, genetic, acoustic phonetic |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > Department of Human Communication Sciences (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Repository Officer |
Date Deposited: | 29 Aug 2007 17:21 |
Last Modified: | 16 Dec 2015 10:36 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000076377 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Karger |
Refereed: | No |
Identification Number: | 10.1159/000076377 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:2657 |