Russell A, Penny L, Pemberton C
Department of Speech Pathology, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide.
J Speech Hear Res. 1995 Feb;38(1):101-9. doi: 10.1044/jshr.3801.101.
Archival recordings of the human voice are a relatively untapped resource for both longitudinal and cross-sectional research into the aging voice. Through the availability of collections of old sound recordings, speech pathologists and voice scientists have access to a wealth of data for research purposes. This article reports on the use of such archival data to examine the changes in speaking fundamental frequency (SFF) in a group of Australian women's voices over the past 50 years, and discusses the benefits and problems associated with using archival data. Recordings made in 1945 of women were compared with recordings of the same women made in 1993 to investigate the changes in SFF with age. The results demonstrate a significant lowering of SFF with age in this group of Australian women. The implications for the interpretation of cross-sectional data on the aging voice, the use of archival data in voice research, and the need for further research using archival data are discussed.
人类声音的档案录音对于纵向和横断面的衰老声音研究来说是一种相对未被充分利用的资源。通过可获取的旧录音集，言语病理学家和声音科学家能够获得大量用于研究目的的数据。本文报告了利用此类档案数据来研究一组澳大利亚女性声音在过去50年中基频（SFF）的变化情况，并讨论了使用档案数据的益处和问题。将1945年录制的女性声音与1993年对同一批女性录制的声音进行比较，以研究SFF随年龄的变化。结果表明，在这组澳大利亚女性中，SFF随年龄显著降低。文中还讨论了对横断面衰老声音数据解释的意义、档案数据在声音研究中的应用以及使用档案数据进行进一步研究的必要性。
