¸ñÀû: The Lombard effect is an involuntary response of speakers
experience in
the presence of noise during voice communication. The aim of this
study
is to investigate the Lombard effect by comparing the acoustic
features
in children and adults under different listening conditions. ¹æ¹ý:Nine male children (5-9 years old) and 12 young adult men (24-35
years
old) were recruited to produce speech in three different listening
conditions (quiet, noise-55 dB, noise-70dB). Acoustic analyses were
then
carried out to characterize their acoustic features, such as F0,
intensity, duration, and vowel space area, under three listening
conditions. °á°ú:The Lombard effect was observed in intensity and duration of children
and adults who participated in this study in adverse listening
conditions. However, we did not observe the Lombard effect in the F0 and
vowel space area of the two groups in this study. °á·Ð:These findings suggest that children can modify their speech
production
in challenging listening conditions compared to adults. |