THE TRITONE PARADOX AND THE PITCH RANGE OF THE SPEAKING VOICE - REPLY

It is shown on a number of grounds that the findings described by Repp (1994) are uninterpretable in relation to those of Deutsch (1991) and Deutsch, North, and Ray (1990). First, the geographical correlates wi th perception of the tritone paradox obtained by Repp were based on da ta from subject populations that differed substantially from those stu died by Deutsch (1991), and Repp's subject populations were also treat ed differently from each other. Second, Repp obtained substantial diff erences in perception of the tritone paradox depending on the spectral envelope under which the tones were generated; however, he attempted to correlate the data obtained from only one of these envelopes with p itch ranges for speech. Third, the procedures used by Repp to determin e the pitch ranges for speech were problematic and inappropriate in th e context of Deutsch's hypothesis.