Forensic speaker comparison of Spanish twins and non-twin siblings: a phonetic-acoustic analysis of formant trajectories in vocalic sequences, glottal source parameters and cepstral characteristics

Authors

  • Eugenia San Segundo Fernández University of York

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ijsll.v22i2.28821

Keywords:

speaker comparison, twins, siblings, glottal source, likelihood ratio, formant trajectories

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Published

2015-11-06

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How to Cite

Fernández, E. S. S. (2015). Forensic speaker comparison of Spanish twins and non-twin siblings: a phonetic-acoustic analysis of formant trajectories in vocalic sequences, glottal source parameters and cepstral characteristics. International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law, 22(2), 249-253. https://doi.org/10.1558/ijsll.v22i2.28821