#vocal fry

[jstor]

Some of the ridiculous things that we've collectively freaked out about in the past and the not-so-distant past: women wearing pants, rock and roll, bicycles, marihuana, "vocal fry"...

#moral panic #satanic panic #marihuana #vocal fry #going to hell in a handbasket #research #academic research #jstor #jstor daily

[gyunikum]

watching an educational video on vocal fry

when suddenly a wild käärijä appears because apparently finnish will fry your vocals

#given he was quite tired that day so i think that added to his voice being so creaky #i never really noticed it before #käärijä #vocal fry #and no vocal fry will NOT damage your vocal chords lmao

[lingthusiasm]

Lingthusiasm Episode 71: Various vocal fold vibes

Partway down your throat are two flaps of muscle. When you breathe normally, you pull the flaps away to the sides, and air comes out silently. But if you stretch the flaps across the opening of your throat while pushing air up through, you can make them vibrate in the breeze and produce all sorts of sounds -- sort of like the mucousy reed of a giant meat clarinet. (You’re welcome.)

In this episode, your hosts Lauren Gawne and Gretchen McCulloch get enthusiastic about the vocal folds! They’re often called vocal cords, but as they’re attached along the long side rather than just the two ends like a guitar string, we’re using the more precise “folds” (just be thankful they’re not called “vocal flaps”!) We talk about the many cool types of vibrations you can make with your vocal folds: pushing out an extra puff of air (aspiration), turning off your vocal folds while still talking (whisper), making them high and tight (falsetto), low and airy (breathy voice), and low and crackly (creaky voice, aka vocal fry). We also talk about the ways that various languages draw on different configurations of these vibrations to distinguish between words (such as “sip” and “zip”; Thai, Tai, and Dai; and more) or for stylistic effect (such as newscaster voice).

Read the transcript here.

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Here are the links mentioned in this episode:

Laryngeoscope examples (warning: kinda gross videos of what the vocal folds look like from the inside!) - Glottal opera and more straightforward video

Electroglottography (EGG)

Phonetics - Constants: Crash Course Linguistics #8 (animated meat clarinet!)

Language Log post on Nationality, Gender and Pitch

Lingthusiasm Episode ‘A Fun-Filled Fricative Field Trip’

The Two Ronnies - Four Candles skit

Stops in Western Armenian

Lingthusiasm Episode ‘When nothing means something’

Wikipedia entry for Thai

Examples of languages with multiple voicing contrasts

All Things Linguistic post on stops in Korean

Wikipedia entry for Sanskrit Consonants

Wikipedia entry for Hindustani Phonology

Wikipedia entry for Breathy Voice

Wikipedia entry for Creaky Voice

Omniglot entry for Jalapa Mazatec

Wikipedia entry for Jalapa Mazatec Vowels

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#Episodes #linguistics #lingthusiasm #phonetics #IPA #voicing #vocal folds #vocal fry #spoken language #sounds

[icouldbeaduck]

i love the valley girl accent it’s so fun

#it’s my favourite accent ever #i also love the ‘like’ that usually goes with it #i use like at least 50 times a day it’s my favourite word #both are so fun and pink #i can’t forget about i think it’s called vocal fry like i love it so much it’s so cool sounding #valley girl #valley girl accent #pink #like #vocal fry #it’s time for katie’s opinion #very extremely niche

[shelleeski]

Vocal Fry

Trying to explain vocal fry (and men complaining about women’s voices in podcasting) to my husband: 

“It��s when a woman uses her lower register and her voice breaks.”

“My speaking voice, all the time. I AM Vocal Fry.”

He’s still ???

Search engine definition: “Vocal fry is the lowest register (tone) of your voice characterized by its deep, creaky, breathy sound.”

“But why does that bother anyone?"

Me, finally getting it-- “It’s a way women talk when trying to be authoritative, and you don’t notice it because you don’t hate women.”

#vocal fry

[linguisticdiscovery]

Permission to speak: How to change what power sounds like

Here’s a great book that pushes back against all those people that police the way you talk, featuring lots of discussion of linguistic concepts like vocal fry, pitch, and lexical choice:

#language #linguistics #gender #public speaking #vocal fry

[gwennaplum]

#vocal fry #girly things #kourtney kardashian #tumblr memes #trending memes #just girly thoughts

[thisseethingcoast]

god I really gotta fix my vocal fry

#vocal fry #its gotten so out of control #i wanted to be taken seriously in highschool and now i sound like an aged old school Hollywood actress who smokes a pack a day #my vocal chords are so damaged and i wanna get into singing

[chaialevi]

there was no snow forecast for tonight. it’s november.

#bro i hate it here #forgot subtitles i said this snow is heinous #snow #snowing #autumn #fall aesthetic #funny #vocal fry #new england #northeast #massachusetts #connecticut #lana del rey #video games #born to die

[thoughtportal]

#tweet #tweets #Twitter #vocal fry

[flameontheotherside]

We are going tonight!🤩 Yeee!

I've not gone to a concert since I was in high school. Saw System of a Down and then went to OzzFest. To be honest I've not heard a lot of Arch Enemy. The only song I've known is We Will Rise (I did a cover of it...yes with vocal fry) and I first heard it in high school. I know an additional 3 other songs including Handshake With Hell. Also did a cover of that.

We are so excited. But I'm also a little nervous too. Lol 🤣 I don't know any of the other bands at all.

Correction: The last concert I had gone to was in 2010 Sunfest and it was to see Flogging Molly.

#fandom #fandoms #arch enemy #OzzFest #system of a down #concert #concerts #female harsh vocals #female metal singer #vocal fry

[bea-lele-carmen]

Vocal fry on women is weird but vocal fry on men is weirder and it does really hurt kind of ouch aie to hears :/ , like I wonder why they do that as its not their natural voice and its not agradable for others , I think ive read its a bad habit they take idk where

#vocal fry #why #stop #please #men #millenials #bad habits #superficial

[fireforember]

god I hate being sick but DAMN if this vocal fry doesn't do wonders for my ✨️gender feelings✨️

#sick #literally miserable #vocal fry #raspy #gender euphoria #this is fine

[s3znl-gr3znl]

Whats Up Gamers Welcome Back To My Channel. Today We're Starting A Brand New Series Called "Tax Fraud Tuesday"

#tax fraud tuesday #do this to totally own the libs #acab #taxation is theft #youtuber #vocal fry

[thegayangeldeservedbetter]

I'm at the last days of being sick with a cold. and I have vocal fry now no matter what. and you know what? I'm loving it. I don't know why Americans hate vocal fry but I love it. I usually can do it anyways if I try but to have my voice stuck in that all day is magical. it's like the human version of purring

#off topic #vocal fry #being sick

[voyageviolet]

I love this video because the vocal fry thing has been driving me crazy. It's obvious misogyny but it's treated as one of those things that it's still acceptable to mock and scorn women for. The reality is a lot of people just don't like hearing women speak.

#videos #vocal fry #sexism #misogyny #Youtube