Table 2 Acoustic properties of linguistic stimuli
From: Prenatal linguistic exposure shapes language brain responses at birth
Metrics | Language | Significant difference (p < 0.05) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
French (F) | German (G) | Hebrew (H) | ||
Mean f0 (Hz) | 196.0 ± 7.3 | 203.5 ± 11.7 | 185.7 ± 7.0 | G > F > H |
Maximal f0 (Hz) | 386.8 ± 61.7 | 385.5 ± 42.6 | 362.0 ± 50.8 | n.s. |
Standard deviation f0 (Hz) | 42.1 ± 7.5 | 45.5 ± 5.9 | 38.2 ± 6.7 | G > H |
f0 variability (normalized) | 0.21 ± 0.03 | 0.22 ± 0.02 | 0.21 ± 0.03 | n.s. |
Speaking rate (syllables/sec) | 4.0 ± 0.2 | 3.4 ± 0.2 | 4.6 ± 0.3 | H > F > G |
