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Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Voice > Voice Quality

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Voice Quality  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • That component of SPEECH which gives the primary distinction to a given speaker's VOICE when pitch and loudness are excluded. It involves both phonatory and resonatory characteristics. Some of the descriptions of voice quality are harshness, breathiness and nasality.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-W0BQ60VG-M

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