Journal article
Voice quality in Australian English
Debbie Loakes, Adele Gregory
JASA Express Letters | Acoustical Society of America (ASA) | Published : 2022
DOI: 10.1121/10.0012994
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Abstract
This study is an acoustic investigation of voice quality in Australian English. The speech of 33 Indigenous Australians (Aboriginal English speakers) is compared to that of 28 Anglo Australians [Mainstream Australian English (MAE) speakers] from two rural locations in Victoria. Analysis of F0 and H1*-H2* reveals that pitch and voice quality differ significantly for male speakers according to dialect and for female speakers according to location. This study highlights previously undescribed phonetic and sociophonetic variability in voice quality in Australian English.
Grants
Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments This research was funded by the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language (Australian Research Council Grant No. CE140100041) and a small grant from the Australian Linguistic Society. Thanks are also due to Janet Fletcher for academic guidance, and to work experience student Caitlin Fox for assistance with editing.