A study published in science journal PLOS One in May suggested that a speech pattern called vocal fry undermines the success of people, especially young women, in the labor market. Vocal fry involves ...

Oh my goooood, you should, like, seriously go see In a World..., directed by Lake Bell, literally right now. (Okay, no more of that. I promise.) The actress and director has been on a crusade to get ...

As outlined in a report from the U.K.'s Daily Mail, speech pathologists have noticed a rise in "speaking in a creaky, rough and guttural sound," and a new study chalks it up to vocally fried ...

From Valley Girl vocal fry to fabricated baby voices, you probably spend more time dissecting the voices of famous—and infamous—women than you realize. In a shifting political landscape in which ...

When I taught linguistics to undergraduates, I would start each semester off by asking students what sort of assumptions they would they make about a speaker who said, "I ain't got no money." The ...

In a recent article in the scientific journal PLOS ONE, researchers at Duke University concluded that a speech characteristic known as “vocal fry” may be harmful to people’s career prospects, with ...

Vocal fry, or glottal fry, is the lowest voice register—below falsetto, head, and chest voices—and is characterized by a low-frequency rattling or frying sound. Although it feels like vocal fry reared ...

Human vocal chords can produce an astonishing array of sounds: shrill and fearful, low and sultry, light and breathy, loud and firm. The slabs of muscle in our throat make the commanding sound of a ...

Our English language is a living language; a dead language is one that is no longer in everyday use, such as Latin. A living language changes; a dead language never changes. Now, in the 21st century, ...

In a moment of sheer boredom several weeks ago, I decided to watch a new TV show to kill some free time. But I didn’t choose to watch "Parks and Recreation," "The Office" or "House of Cards." No, I ...

Sit up straight. Stop saying “sorry.” Better hope that pink manicure doesn’t make you look ditzy. Exclamation points in your email? Calm down, princess. Women deal with a lot of behavior policing in ...

Coen Elemans was waiting for his flight to take off at the Copenhagen Airport. Numerous safety and passenger announcements cascaded out of the intercom. "They normally never say anything at this ...