Acoustic correlates of perceived versus actual sexual orientation in men's speech

Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-48

  Linville, Sue Ellen ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay speech; Gender and speech; Homosexual voice; Sexual orientation and voice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PHONETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPEECH; VOICE;

ADULT; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHONETICS; SPEECH; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 0031601187     PISSN: 10217762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000021447     Document Type: Article

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