| 单词 | vocal fry register |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvocal fry register vocal fry n. originally and chiefly Linguistics and Phonetics a rough or creaky quality in very low-pitched speech or utterance; a register of the voice or manner of speaking characterized by this; also attributive in vocal fry phonation, vocal fry register, vocal fry voice, etc.Vocal fry is produced by slow, irregular vibration of the vocal cords and is so called because of a perceived resemblance to the sizzling sound produced when food is fried. ΚΠ 1955 C. T. Brown Introd. Speech xvii. 332 Most women..are sensitive to vocal fry and adjust to avoid it. 1967 Jrnl. Speech & Hearing Res. 10 302 Although..[the authors of one study] estimated that a frequency range of 20–90 Hz would be reasonable for vocal fry register, several subjects in this study produced mean vocal fry phonations below 20 Hz. 1973 R. H. Colton & H. Hollien in J. W. Large Vocal Reg. in Singing 117 Listeners were able to distinguish..harsh voices from vocal fry voices at a very high level of accuracy. 1992 J. M. Watanabe Maya Saints & Souls in Changing World p. xvi Vowels acquire considerable vocal fry, or ‘creaky voice’. 2016 Guardian (Nexis) 15 Apr. Dong..explains that he practiced his English by watching Keeping up with the Kardashians, which results in his using their signature vocal fry and upspeak. < as lemmas |
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