Culture and Gender of Voice Pitch: A Sociophonetic Comparison of the Japanese and Americans

by IkukoPatriciaYuasa (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2008

  $64.67

  Offers a sociophonetic exploration of voice pitch characteristics of speakers across the cultures of Japan and America. This volume makes an argument for the socio-cultural role of voice pitch in the expression of emotion and politeness and how culture and gender can intersect with each other.