On the Physiology of Voice Production in South-Siberian Throat Singing : Analysis of Acoustic and Electrophysiological Evidences.

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Overview -- Symbols, Abbreviations and Transliteration -- INTRODUCTION -- Subject Context -- Throat Singing (ThS) -- Overtone Singing (OtS) -- Theoretical Context Of Voice Description -- Perspectives, Layers and Definitions -- Principles of Phonation -- Voice Production -- Source and Vocal Tract -- Voice Quality (VQ) -- Research Goals -- SUBJECT -- Physiological &amp -- Acoustical Correlates of ThS Phonatory Qualities -- Styles in South-Siberian Throat Singing -- Ethnomusicological vs. Phonetic Perspective -- Physiological Phonetics of Throat Singing -- Voice Sources in Throat Singing -- Vocal Tract in Throat Singing -- Specific Anatomy of Certain Laryngeal Structures -- Basic Functional Anatomy of the Larynx -- Ventricular Fold and Ventricular Voice -- Aryepiglottic Fold (plica aryepiglottica) -- Aryepiglottic Sphincter (AES) -- Physical Examination of the Lower Vocal Tract in Throat Singing -- Preliminary Laryngoscopic Examination of Throat Singing -- Additional Recordings of Fibre Endoscopic Examination of Throat Singing -- Vocal Tract Shape Investigations -- Articulation of ``Reinforced Harmonics'' in Throat Singing -- Observable Techniques or Methods of ``Overtone Articulation'' -- Phonation Modes and Articulation Types in Throat Singing -- Physical Observations on Singers -- Investigations using X-ray Videofluoroscopy -- Investigations using Ultrasound -- MRI Investigation -- Discussion of VPTs and Laryngeal Settings in Throat Singing -- Posterior-Anterior Compression, Supraglottal Constriction -- Ventricular Fold Mechanism (VTF) -- Medial Compression of Supraglottal Constriction -- Double Source Phonation or Diplophonic Phonation -- Discussion of Vocal Tract Articulation -- HYPOTHESES &amp -- Expectations -- METHOD -- Physioacoustical Analysis of Voice Production in ThS.

Preliminary Considerations -- Why do we need field data of ThS? -- Specific Non-Invasive Methodology for Voice Investigation in Field Work -- Field Work within Voice Research -- Field Conditions in Southern Siberia -- Invasivity, Manageability, and Costs -- 3-Channel-Recording of Voice, EGG, and Subglottal Pressure (Inverse Filtering) -- Subject Recruitment -- Subject Tasks and Raw Data Corpus Description -- Voice (Source) Analysis Design -- Preparation and Data Pre-Analysis -- Physio-Acoustic Analysis Methods -- RESULTS -- Analysis and Findings in the Voice Signal (Vx) -- Vx-signal Corpus Description -- Vx Waveform Shapes and Patterns -- Vx Waveform Perturbations -- Formants, Bandwidths and Reinforced Harmonics -- Glottal Characteristics in the spectra (H1-H2, H1-A1, H1-A3 etc.) -- Average Spectral Characteristics -- Findings in Inverse Filtering Curves -- Analysis and Findings for Lx -- Sub-Corpus Description -- Findings in EGG and DEGG Wave Shapes (incl. Gx) -- Periods Obtained by Lx Measurement -- Jitter of the Lx Signal -- Shimmer of the Lx Signal -- EGG Quotients -- Analysis and Findings -- Analysis and Findings for the Subglottal Pressure Wave Signal (Sx) -- Sub-Corpus Description -- Coordination of Vx, Lx and Sx -- Sx vs. Vx Waveform Comparison -- Spectral Analysis of Sx -- Additional Observations -- Air Flow in Different VPT -- Aryepiglottic Sphincter Constriction (MV AESV) in Lx -- Variations in kargyraa (VTF-V, AEF-VF, etc.) -- DISCUSSION -- Interrelations and Correlations Between Measures -- Possible Voice Production Types -- Similarities to Other Pathological and Non-pathological Voice Patterns -- SUMMARY -- Macrostructure and Microstructure of ThS -- Are Throat Singers High-Risk Vocal Performers? -- Perspectives -- TABLES, DIAGRAMs &amp -- SCRIPTS -- Tables -- Descriptive Statistics -- Normal Distribution Tests.

Nonparametric Rank Test -- Tables of Correlation Analysis -- Diagrams and Plots -- Descriptive Plots and Diagrams -- Spectra and Spectrograms -- Waveform and Waterfall Plots -- Scripts -- Script 1: Formants, Bandwidths, Harmonics -- Script 2: Obtaining Jitter, Shimmer, HNR, NHR, etc. -- Script 3: Vx, Lx, Inverse Filtering of Vx, EGG-Quotients -- Script 4: Cascading Waveforms -- REFERENCES -- Glossary -- Analysed Recordings -- Audio-CDs -- Broadcasts [B] &amp -- Documentaries[F] -- Field Recordings [FR] and Archive Material [AR] -- Subjects -- Bibliography.

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