The influence of NATURE and NURTURE on speaker-specific parameters in twins’ speech: acoustics, articulation and perception

Authors

  • Melanie Weirich Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ijsll.v19i1.119

Keywords:

inter-speaker variability, twins, acoustics, articulation, nature-nurture

Abstract

The work presented in this dissertation set out to evaluate articulatory, acoustic and perceptual similarities and differences among monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins. In this respect, this dissertation contributes to the discussion of the impact of NATURE versus NURTURE on the production and perception of speech in general and on inter-speaker variability in particular.

Author Biography

  • Melanie Weirich, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
    Research Assistant, Institut für Germanistische Sprachwissenschaft, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena.

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Published

2012-06-22

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Thesis Abstracts

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How to Cite

Weirich, M. (2012). The influence of NATURE and NURTURE on speaker-specific parameters in twins’ speech: acoustics, articulation and perception. International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law, 19(1), 119-122. https://doi.org/10.1558/ijsll.v19i1.119