Age and gender effects in European Portuguese spontaneous speech

L. Albuquerque; A. R. S.  Valente; A.  Teixeira; C.  Oliveira; D.  Figueiredo

doi:10.3989/loquens.2021.077

Autores/as

L. Albuquerque Institute of Electronics and Informatics Engineering of Aveiro, University of Aveiro - Center of Health technology and Services Research, University of Aveiro - Department of Electronics Telecommunications and Informatics, University of Aveiro - Department of Education and Psychology, University of Aveiro https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1654-3272
A. R. S. Valente Institute of Electronics and Informatics Engineering of Aveiro, University of Aveiro - Department of Electronics Telecommunications and Informatics, University of Aveiro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0511-554X
A. Teixeira Institute of Electronics and Informatics Engineering of Aveiro, University of Aveiro - Department of Electronics Telecommunications and Informatics, University of Aveiro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8120-0148
C. Oliveira Institute of Electronics and Informatics Engineering of Aveiro, University of Aveiro - School of Health Science, University of Aveiro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3389-3082
D. Figueiredo Center of Health technology and Services Research, University of Aveiro - School of Health Science, University of Aveiro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3160-7871

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/loquens.2021.077

Palabras clave:

envejecimiento, habla espontánea, ritmo, frecuencia fundamental

Resumen

El envejecimiento es parte de la evolución normal del ser humano. Sin embargo, el conocimiento sobre el habla en las edades más avanzadas todavía es disperso e incompleto. Teniendo en cuenta los hallazgos contradictorios referidos en investigaciones anteriores, este estudio tiene como objetivo contribuir a aumentar el conocimiento sobre los efectos de la edad en el habla espontánea de los adultos portugueses. Para analizar los efectos de la edad en los dominios del ritmo, entonación y calidad vocal, se extrajeron varios parámetros del habla espontánea producida por 112 adultos, con edades entre 35 y 97 años. Los datos se obtuvieron mediante una tarea de descripción de imágenes. Los resultados demostraron que los efectos relacionados con la edad más constantes fueron un aumento en las pausas del habla, principalmente en los hombres, y una disminución del ratio armónico-ruido en las mujeres. La frecuencia fundamental del habla (f₀) tiende a disminuir en las mujeres y a aumentar ligeramente en los hombres con la edad. Estos hallazgos para el portugués están de acuerdo con investigaciones previas que sugieren que las características suprasegmentales del habla cambian con la edad, con algunas diferencias de género.

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