An Exploration in the Environmental and Gender Effects on Voice Onset Time
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1234/ejll.v7i2.309Keywords:
Acoustic phonetics Voice Onset Time (VOT) PRAAT PhonologyAbstract
Acoustic phonetics is an important field in the domain of phonetics and phonology. It enables phoneticians to analyze the individual differences in human speech
especially the properties of formants and voice onset time. The aim of the current study was to analyze the differences in voice onset time across genders and in
laboratory and external settings. The researchers collected voice samples from 6 participants; 3 Male and 3 Female participants aged between 22-26 years.
The participants recorded three mono-syllabic words starting with plosive consonants; pet, top, and kit on
PRAAT software, initially in lab settings and then in external settings. Afterward, the VOT values were observed and plotted on Excel and then represented in the form of bar graphs for a comparative analysis
of the VOT values across gender and environment. The principal findings of the current study revealed that the values of voice onset time for female participants were comparatively higher than for male
participants. Moreover, the voice onset time in lab settings for the majority of the voice samples was higher than the VOT values in external settings.
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