Other Master Degree-Master in Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning 1st Year ADVANCES IN SPEECH SCIENCES(Kerala University of Health Sciences-2013)

Q.P.Code 102377                          Reg. No.:.................... .

            First Year MASLP Degree Supplementary Examinations - June 2013

                                 ADVANCES IN SPEECH SCIENCES

Time: 3 hrs                                                    Max marks :80

• Answer all questions



Essays (5x16=80)

1. Explain the coordination of respiratory and laryngeal systems in phonation. What are the sources of fluctuations in

voice signal. Briefly explain the functions of interarytenoids. (8+4+4)


2. What is speech synthesis. Discuss its applications. Describe various methods of speaker identification. (8+8)


3. Explain Garett's model. Give illustrations. Justify the need for infant cry analysis in the field of speech pathology.

(10+6)


4. Explain velopharyngeal airway resistance and elaborate on the effect of vowel height on the same. Explain any two

measurement methods of orofacial force physiology. (10+6)


5. What is sampling rate and its importance. Explain the role of FFT and DFT in speech analysis. (8+8)

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