Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for spectral moments, measured at beginning, middle, and end (b, m, e) of the fricative. Data are divided by labiality and gender. Each data cell shows the mean (standard deviation). M1 and M2 values are in Hz; L3 and L4 are dimensionless.
| Measure | Labiality | Gender | Measurement window | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | m | e | |||
| M1 | – | F | 6260 (1467) | 7643 (890) | 6507 (1399) |
| – | M | 4759 (1068) | 5985 (781) | 5034 (1112) | |
| + | F | 5759 (1516) | 7306 (867) | 6098 (1280) | |
| + | M | 4433 (1100) | 5605 (857) | 4513 (1320) | |
| M2 | – | F | 2086 (536) | 1492 (419) | 2092 (557) |
| – | M | 1850 (407) | 1675 (255) | 1932 (394) | |
| + | F | 2054 (467) | 1629 (319) | 2020 (463) | |
| + | M | 1743 (448) | 1738 (313) | 1909 (417) | |
| L3 | – | F | -0.520 (1.003) | -0.836 (0.766) | -0.626 (0.794) |
| – | M | 0.573 (0.957) | 0.342 (0.825) | 0.318 (0.698) | |
| + | F | -0.248 (1.021) | -0.543 (0.785) | -0.102 (0.741) | |
| + | M | 0.928 (1.190) | 0.602 (1.085) | 0.841 (0.843) | |
| L4 | – | F | 1.410 (3.805) | 2.181 (2.858) | 0.807 (1.947) |
| – | M | 1.652 (3.842) | 0.445 (1.980) | 0.593 (1.769) | |
| + | F | 1.195 (3.836) | 0.872 (2.196) | 0.184 (1.683) | |
| + | M | 3.389 (7.679) | 1.000 (5.493) | 1.368 (2.740) | |