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Gender Differences in Vocal Accommodation

The Role of Perception

Bibliographic Data

ID2350002
AuthorsLaura L Namy (0000-0001-7490-8693, Emory University, corresponding author), Lynne C Nygaard (0000-0002-5571-8023, Emory University), Denise Sauerteig (Emory University)
Year2002
Volume21
Issue4
Pages422-432
Publication date2002-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Language and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0261-927X • E-ISSN: 1552-6526
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/026192702237958
OpenAlexW2010476384
LanguageEN
Citations received54
References cited23

This study examined how perceptual sensitivity contributes to gender differences in vocal accommodation. Male and female shadowers repeated isolated words presented over headphones by male and female speakers, and male and female listeners evaluated whether accommodation occurred. Female shadowers accommodated more than males, and more to males than to female speakers, although some speakers elicited greater accommodation than others. Gender differences in accommodation emerged even when immediate social motives were minimized, suggesting that accommodation may be due, in part, to differences in perceptual sensitivity to vocal characteristics

Accommodation · Acoustics · Audiology · Developmental psychology · Headphones · Perception · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Medicine · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology · Speech Recognition and Synthesis

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Citations per year2,35
Citation span2003 - 2026 (24)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 53

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