Search for dissertations about: "Voice quality"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 83 swedish dissertations containing the words Voice quality.
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1. Mapping Individual Voice Quality over the Voice Range : The Measurement Paradigm of the Voice Range Profile
Abstract : The acoustic signal of voiced sounds has two primary attributes: fundamental frequency and sound level. It has also very many secondary attributes, or ‘voice qualities’, that can be derived from the acoustic signal, in particular from its periodicity and its spectrum. READ MORE
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2. Voice use in teaching environments: Speakers' comfort
Abstract : Teachers have high occupational voice demands and is a group frequently presented at voice clinics. Little is known about the teachers’ own view of the contribution from the environment and about the teachers’ voice use at their work-place. READ MORE
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3. Voice Imitation : A Phonetic Study of Perceptual Illusions and Acoustic Success
Abstract : This thesis is about voice imitations, more specifically impersonation. Questions are raised about the uniqueness of a person’s voice and speech behaviour and if it is possible to get close to another speaker’s voice and speech. Four main research questions are investigated in different studies. READ MORE
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4. Communication quality : a conceptual approach focusing on classroom assistive listening devices
Abstract : In a classroom an assistive listening device (ALD) is a system of external microphones that transmit sound from a sound source directly to students' hearing aids. An ALD can be a microphone close to the mouth which transmits a voice directly to listeners' hearing aids. READ MORE
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5. Voice Rehabilitation and Functional Outcomes Following Radiotherapy for Laryngeal Cancer
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate the effects of radiotherapy and voice rehabilitation on voice function and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) following treatment for laryngeal cancer. Patients treated for laryngeal cancer were prospectively studied pre-radiotherapy and 1, 6 and 12 months post-radiotherapy. READ MORE