Phonetic gaydar
Oct. 19th, 2004 02:07 pmInteresting stuff (as usual) from Language Log:
So does this mean there's such a thing as a 'gay accent'?
Differences in the acoustic characteristics of vowels were found as a function of sexual orientation. Lesbian and bisexual women produced less fronted /u/ and /ɑ/ than heterosexual women. Gay men produced a more expanded vowel space than heterosexual men.
So does this mean there's such a thing as a 'gay accent'?