Vocal Fry

[Gordon, Matthew J.]

For some perspective from linguists, who seem to have been ignored in all media reports of this research, you might consult:
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=3626
or
http://val-systems.blogspot.com/2011/12/on-vocal-fry.html

-Matt Gordon
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Subject: Vocal Fry

Vocal fry is a quirk of speech recently reported in  the following
Scientific American podcast:

What used to be thought of as a symptom of a speech disorder might now be a
 hot trend in vocal style among rock stars and young women. Christie
Nicholson  reports.


_http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=a-quirk-of-speech-
may-become-a-new-11-12-17_
(http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=a-quirk-of-speech-may-become-a-new-11-12-17)

Jerry E. Kane
Los Angeles

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