Vocal Fry

Question 1

Vocal fry and up speak

Answer 1

• started with upper class English men In the 60s
• now with young women indicates insouciance, that they can’t be bothered or authoritative
• considered by some to project low intelligence, uncertainty
• speech trends are ignored in men, stigmatized in women
• women change their language patterns quicker than men
• up speak: to make sure the other people are following? Maybe from Australian girls moving to LA, speech trend caught on

Question 2

It has been suggested that it could be that women are converging with men via the frequency of their voice, to sound more like men especially in the workplace.

Answer 2

It may be though that there is recency