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Voice Quality as a Sociophonetic Variable in American and British Linguocultural Context
- Authors: Kartashevskaya Y.1
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- Moscow State Linguistic University
- Issue: No 1(895) (2025)
- Pages: 52-60
- Section: Linguistics
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2542-2197/article/view/279187
- ID: 279187
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The paper presents the experimental data on non-modal (creaky) phonation viewed as a marker of social variation in English. The objective of the research is to analyse sociophonetic functions of creaky phonation and to collect data on the perceptual and acoustic features of this type of nonmodal phonation. The research is based on voice samples of young British and American female speakers (n=6). Methods used in the research are: perceptual, acoustic and comparative analyses. Fundamental frequency (F0), jitter, shimmer and harmonics-to-noise ratio data revealed creaky phonation correlates at the acoustic level. The results demonstrate the highest frequency of creaky phonation occurrence in American female speech.
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Yulia Kartashevskaya
Moscow State Linguistic University
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Email: juliakar@mail.ru
SPIN-code: 5830-0666
Russian Federation
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