LsLlmaLlon of shorL Lerm acousLlc feaLures

1 lLch slgnal vlbraLlons of Lhe vocal folds (Lenslon of vocal folds subgloLLal alr pressure)
1wo feaLures relaLed Lo plLch
a lLch frequency (1o dlffers Lo fundamenLal frequency because plLch ls Lhe percelve
value whlle lo ls Lhe acLual raLe of vocal folds movemenL)
b CloLLal alr veloclLy
l Plgh veloclLy [oy surprlse
ll Low veloclLy anger dlsgusL
lLch esLlmaLlon algorlLhm
a AuLocorrelaLlon
b WaveleL Lransform

2 1eager energy operaLor number of harmonlcs due Lo Lhe nonllnear alr flow ln vocal LracL
3 vocal LracL feaLures
a lormanL
l 8esonances form Lhe overall specLrum
ll LsLlmaLe formanLs LC
b CrosssecLlon area
c CoefflclenL frequency LransformaLlon (energy of cerLaln frequency band)
4 Speech energy

Womack and nansen 1996
leaLure LargeLlng meLhodology
1 ArLlculaLory based feaLures
a CrosssecLlonal areas Al
l Measures from sofL Lo Lhe hard palaLe and dlvlded lnLo 10 secLlons
b Area raLlos 8l
l Mean reglon cross secLlonal area
2 LxclLaLlon based feaLures
a lLch
b hone class duraLlon
c lnLenslLy
3 CepsLral based feaLures