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Area of Science:

  • Phonetics and Speech Science
  • Acoustic Phonetics
  • Speech Signal Processing

Background:

  • Accurate fundamental frequency (F0) measurement is crucial for speech research.
  • Sudden, unrealistic F0 jumps often indicate measurement errors in speech signals.
  • Manual error checking is time-consuming and subjective.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate an automated algorithm for detecting F0 tracking errors.
  • To identify reliable parameter settings for the algorithm.
  • To facilitate more efficient and accurate F0 analysis in speech research.

Main Methods:

  • An algorithm was developed to compute sample-to-sample differences in F0.
  • A user-defined threshold was used to flag differences exceeding natural F0 velocities.
  • The algorithm's performance was evaluated on a corpus of 30 American English speakers with manually verified F0 errors.

Main Results:

  • The algorithm effectively identifies sudden F0 jumps indicative of errors.
  • Evaluation on diverse intonational patterns confirmed the algorithm's robustness.
  • Optimal parameter settings were identified through systematic testing.

Conclusions:

  • The developed algorithm provides an objective and efficient method for detecting F0 errors.
  • Recommended algorithm settings can enhance the reliability of F0 data in speech analysis.
  • This tool can significantly aid researchers in speech production and perception studies.