Phonation type as a stylistic variable: The use of falsetto in constructing a persona

Journal of Sociolinguistics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 478-504

  Podesva, Robert J ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Falsetto; Persona; Phonation type; Sexuality; Social meaning; Stylistic variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548316617     PISSN: 13606441     EISSN: 14679841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9841.2007.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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