Week 10

Question 1

What is voice?

Answer 1

Voice (opinion): An expression of opinion or the right to express an opinion
Voice (language): the relationship between the subject of the verb and the action described by the verb, or the forms of a verb that show this relationship

Voice (verb): to say what you think about a particular subject, especially to express a doubt, complaint

Voice is speaking, talking, opinions, laughing, sounds, vocalizations, advocating, words, utterance, expression

Question 2

What is the SP definition of voice?

Answer 2

Noun (sounds): the sounds that are made when people speak or sing

Verb (phonetics): To produce a speech sound by making vocal cords vibrate

Question 3

How do we produce sound?

Answer 3

• To make any sound we need a; Power source, Vibrating Source and a resonating source
  
  • Air pushed from the lungs, up our trachea which triggers the vocal cords to vibrate, this vibration cause sound waves to form, sound waves are shaped into speech through resonant cavities and articulators
  • Resonant cavity = oral cavity, nasal cavity
    Articulators = tongue, lips, palate and teeth

Question 4

Male and Female Voice: Anatomical differences:

Answer 4

• Influences how deep or high our voice is
  
  • Up until puberty, male and female voices are similar
  • Hormones cause anatomical changes and perceptions of voice
  • When working with transgender patients, we need to keep in mind of limitations due to anatomy (cant make it go higher or lower on the capacity of the anatomy)
    Male:
  • Comparatively larger larynx size
  • Longer and thicker vocal folds

Female:
- Comparatively smaller larynx size
Shorter and thinner vocal cords

Question 5

Male and female voice: Perceptual features

Answer 5

Perceptual features of voice: Characteristics of voice that we can observe
These include;
- Hoarseness
- Strain
- Loudness
- Pitch
- Breathiness
- Resonance
Perceptual features are used clinically by speech pathologists to:
- Diagnose voice disorders such as spasmodic dysphonia, muscle tension dysphonia, nodules, polyps, granulomas or vocal cord paralysis
Support voice transition in transgender voice

Question 6

What is fluency?

Answer 6

Fluency is the aspect of speech production that refers to the continuity, smoothness rate and effort for which language is spoken

Question 7

What is a fluency disorder? How does it impact communication access?

Answer 7

Stuttering
- Social interactions
- Employability
- Engagement in school
- Mental health difficulties such as anxiety
- Loneliness and social isolation
Avoidance behaviours

Question 8

What is message banking?

Answer 8

A computerized system that records your voice and phrases so you can continue to say actual words and phrases.

Question 9

What is voice banking?

Answer 9

Voice banking is when you record your own voice and play it through a system

Question 10

What is the difference between voice and message banking?

Answer 10

Voice banking use pre-recorded phrases, whereas message banking uses a voice that sounds like your own

Question 11

How does voice impact identity?

Answer 11

When one changes their voice due to medical conditions/ self consciousness one no longer recognizes herself, and didn’t feel as though she was speaking, she felt as she had no power in her job and daily life.