| Presentation | 2007/3/19 An Experimental Study of the Classification of Voices of Male to Female Transsexuals Kyoko SAKURABA, Kazutaka MARUYAMA, Nobuaki MINEMATSU, Keikichi HIROSE, Niro TAYAMA, Satoshi IMAIZUMI, Toshio YAMAUCHI, |
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| Abstract(in English) | We have been conducting voice therapy to Male to Female (MtF) transsexuals in order to improve the femininity of their voices. In every therapy, speech samples were recorded and we have voice samples of more than 200 MtFs so far. Through the therapy, the first author recognized that there are some patterns of methods that they use to feminize their voices. In this report, MtF voices are classified based on not only their physical features but also other various factors, such as MtFs' sexual orientations, living environments, reasons why they want to change their gender, and so on. The proposed classification is considered to be useful to understand the relationship between the variety of MtFs' way of living and their voices. We hope that this classification will contribute to the establishment of transsexual voice therapy in Japan. |
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| Keyword(in English) | Gender identity disorder / Transsexual voice therapy / Classification of voices |
| Paper # | SP2006-160 |
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| Conference Date | 2007/3/19(1days) |
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| Registration To | Speech (SP) |
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| Language | JPN |
| Title (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
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| Title (in English) | An Experimental Study of the Classification of Voices of Male to Female Transsexuals |
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| Keyword(1) | Gender identity disorder |
| Keyword(2) | Transsexual voice therapy |
| Keyword(3) | Classification of voices |
| 1st Author's Name | Kyoko SAKURABA |
| 1st Author's Affiliation | Kiyose Welfare Center for Handicapped() |
| 2nd Author's Name | Kazutaka MARUYAMA |
| 2nd Author's Affiliation | The University of Tokyo |
| 3rd Author's Name | Nobuaki MINEMATSU |
| 3rd Author's Affiliation | The University of Tokyo |
| 4th Author's Name | Keikichi HIROSE |
| 4th Author's Affiliation | The University of Tokyo |
| 5th Author's Name | Niro TAYAMA |
| 5th Author's Affiliation | International Medical Center of Japan, Department of Otolaryngology, Tracheo-esophagology |
| 6th Author's Name | Satoshi IMAIZUMI |
| 6th Author's Affiliation | Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Faculty of Health and Welfare |
| 7th Author's Name | Toshio YAMAUCHI |
| 7th Author's Affiliation | Saitama Medical University, Faculty of Medicine |
| Date | 2007/3/19 |
| Paper # | SP2006-160 |
| Volume (vol) | vol.106 |
| Number (no) | 613 |
| Page | pp.pp.- |
| #Pages | 5 |
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