Creaky phonation (also known as creaky voice, vocal fry, laryngealization, or glottalization)
is a voice quality that refers to shortened and thickened vocal folds that vibrate at a low and …

Background/aim It is widely believed that 'creaky voice'('creak','vocal fry','glottal fry') is
increasingly prevalent among some English speakers, particularly among young American …

This paper describes a new algorithm for automatically detecting creak in speech signals.
Detection is made by utilising two new acoustic parameters which are designed to …

This paper investigates the temporal excitation patterns of creaky voice. Creaky voice is a
voice quality frequently used as a phrase-boundary marker, but also as a means of …

The dynamic use of voice qualities in spoken language can reveal useful information on a
speakers attitude, mood and affective states. This information may be very desirable for a …

The present study proposes a new parameter for identifying breathy to tense voice qualities
in a given speech segment using measurements from the wavelet transform. Techniques …

The presence of physical task stress induces changes in the speech production system
which in turn produces changes in speaking behavior. This results in measurable acoustic …

This pilot study used acoustic speech analysis to monitor patients with heart failure (HF),
which is characterized by increased intracardiac filling pressures and peripheral edema. HF …

Intonation, or voice fundamental frequency, is a key feature of speech found in all languages
around the globe (Hirst & Di Christo 1998: 1). Mainly, intonation is a tool for the structuring of …

Abstract Background/Aims: Creaky voice in American English plays both a prosodic role, as
a phrase-final marker, and a sociolinguistic one, but it is unclear how accurately naïve …