Acoustic Features of Transfeminine Voices and Perceptions of Voice Femininity
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationships between acoustic measures of transfeminine voices and both self- and listener ratings of voice femininity. Connected speech samples were collected from 12 transfeminine individuals (M = 36.3 years, SD = 10.6 years) and a control group of five cisgender (cis) women and five cis men (M = 35.3 years, SD = 13.3 years). The acoustic measures of fundamental frequency (fo), fo variation, formant frequencies, and vocal intensity were calculated from these samples.
Source: Journal of Voice - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Kimberly L. Dahl, Leslie A. Mahler Source Type: research