title: Normative Speaking Fundamental Frequency (SFF) characteristics of Brazilian male subjects.
abstract: The present study was carried out in order to obtain normative Speaking Fundamental Frequency (SFF) data for 150 Brazilian Portuguese-speaking male subjects (mean age, 19.4; range, 17-30) in two different vocal tasks, i.e., oral reading and counting. Mean (+/- SD) SFF was 134.9 +/- 17.9 Hz for oral reading and 130.5 +/- 18.5 Hz for counting. The mean SFF values obtained in this investigation were similar to data reported in previous studies.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Fonética Experimental, Hospital de Pesquisa e Reabilitação de Lesões Lábio-Palatais, Universidade de São Paulo, Bauru, Brasil.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Pegoraro-Krook
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Castro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013060:Speech; D013068:Speech Production Measurement; D014833:Voice Quality