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undergraduate thesis: Speaking fundamental frequency in healthy young and elderly female Cantonese speakers
Title | Speaking fundamental frequency in healthy young and elderly female Cantonese speakers |
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Issue Date | 2020 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Yip, H. Y. C. [葉曉欣]. (2020). Speaking fundamental frequency in healthy young and elderly female Cantonese speakers. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | Objectives: The aim of the present study was to examine the speaking fundamental
frequency in young and older healthy Cantonese-speaking females. It also evaluated the
progressive change of speaking fundamental frequency with age. The speaking fundamental
frequency obtained from different speech tasks were compared across age groups.
Methods: Two groups of vocally healthy females were recruited. Participants included 17
young females and 34 elderly females aged 60 years or above. The elderly group was
comprised of three different age cohorts: young-old, old-old, and oldest-old. Each participant
produced three speech tasks: sustained vowel /a/ prolongation, reading aloud a sentence, and
a passage.
Results: The results showed that in general, there was a gradual decrease in speaking
fundamental frequency from the age of 20s. A significant difference in speaking fundamental
frequency of young and older females was noted only in passage reading. There was no
significant difference in speaking fundamental frequency among the elderly subgroups. A
significant speech task effect on speaking fundamental frequency was noted.
Conclusions: The findings provided preliminary data of speaking fundamental frequency of
females in different decades of age. This provided the diagnostic and therapeutic significance
in clinical settings.
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Degree | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Subject | Voice frequency Women |
Dept/Program | Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/309739 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Yip, Hiu Yan Cheryl | - |
dc.contributor.author | 葉曉欣 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-05T15:07:42Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-05T15:07:42Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Yip, H. Y. C. [葉曉欣]. (2020). Speaking fundamental frequency in healthy young and elderly female Cantonese speakers. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/309739 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: The aim of the present study was to examine the speaking fundamental frequency in young and older healthy Cantonese-speaking females. It also evaluated the progressive change of speaking fundamental frequency with age. The speaking fundamental frequency obtained from different speech tasks were compared across age groups. Methods: Two groups of vocally healthy females were recruited. Participants included 17 young females and 34 elderly females aged 60 years or above. The elderly group was comprised of three different age cohorts: young-old, old-old, and oldest-old. Each participant produced three speech tasks: sustained vowel /a/ prolongation, reading aloud a sentence, and a passage. Results: The results showed that in general, there was a gradual decrease in speaking fundamental frequency from the age of 20s. A significant difference in speaking fundamental frequency of young and older females was noted only in passage reading. There was no significant difference in speaking fundamental frequency among the elderly subgroups. A significant speech task effect on speaking fundamental frequency was noted. Conclusions: The findings provided preliminary data of speaking fundamental frequency of females in different decades of age. This provided the diagnostic and therapeutic significance in clinical settings. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Voice frequency | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Women | - |
dc.title | Speaking fundamental frequency in healthy young and elderly female Cantonese speakers | - |
dc.type | UG_Thesis | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Bachelor | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Speech and Hearing Sciences | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.date.hkucongregation | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991044459288703414 | - |