Voice Appeal - New Research Suggests That Men and Women Perceive Consonants Differently.
Monday, November 28, 2016 - 23:02
in Mathematics & Economics
In a study to be presented during the 172nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America and the 5th Joint Meeting with Acoustical Society of Japan, a Canadian researcher has new data about the vocal attractiveness of consonants. Vowels are already well studied and there are several acoustic cues intrinsic to vowels -- such as pitch -- that effect listeners' judgments of attractiveness. According to the researchers, consonants are different.