Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 654-660 , November 2010

What is “Twang”?

  • Johan Sundberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Speech Music Hearing, School of Computer Science and Communication, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Johan Sundberg, Department of Speech Music Hearing, School of Computer Science and Communication, SE-100 44, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • ,
  • Margareta Thalén

      Affiliations

    • University College of Music Education in Stockholm (SMI), Stockholm, Sweden

,Accepted 3 March 2009.

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PII: S0892-1997(09)00040-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2009.03.003

Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 654-660 , November 2010