That data also indicates men may have employed vocal fry more than women in the recent past. To fill in some of these research gaps, researchers in Australia recently conducted some much-needed, ...

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 ...

Have you noticed that your teenager’s voice sounds unnaturally low and gravelly, like a door on rusty hinges or a quacking duck? Does it annoy you? You’ve probably detected vocal fry, or what ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...