Towards the applicability of voice quality in forensic phonetics

Voice quality derived from long-term laryngeal settings stands out as a potentially individualizing trait of speakers. This places it in an advantageous situation with respect to other phonetic parameters used forensic linguistics. However, anyone confronted its analysis will immediately run into methodological difficulty stemming inherently multidimensional nature. In this lies main disadvantage and the fundamental reason why is not always considered traditional approach comparison speakers for identification purposes. Based on experimental inquiry voice disguised by means falsetto, study shows that possible work reduced set features responsible facilitate interpretation explanation, which critical issue practice.