Gendered Voices
February 26, 2007 |
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Perhaps the first thing we notice about gender in language is the
speaker's voice - its pitch, its quality, and its changeability. While
voice is to some extent affected by the configuration of the vocal
tract, which may in turn be related to the speaker's size, there is no
clear relation between voice and biology. However, there are
considerable differences on average between males' and females'
voices - and considerable cross-cultural differences.
In this class, we
will examine a variety of issues related to voice. |