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Meanings of vocal fry in English
Russian
скрипучий голос Phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together so that the vocal folds are tightly compressed and vibrate irregularly at 20–50 pulses per second, about 2 octaves below normal voice.
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Examples for "creaky voice"
Examples for "creaky voice"
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You have to add creaky voice and it means something totally different.
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So creaky voice actually has a linguistic function in some languages.
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And if I do it with creaky voice, ja, it means he wears.
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After a moment, the creaky voice replied, heavy with skepticism.
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A creaky voice here breaks in from round the corner-
Usage of vocal fry in English
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But history shows once vocal fry is no longer the excuse, there'll be another.
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Next, I want to talk about vocal fry and uptalk.
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The vocal fry is replaced with an emotive, deeper voice.
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You might associate vocal fry with speakers like Kim Kardashian.
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Wolf is not alone in her disapproval of vocal fry.
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Before vocal fry, there were complaints about overuse of the word "like".
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The latter sentiments I was familiar with, but the vocal fry thing was new to me.
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But you'd never know that from all the moralising and hypothesising about young women and vocal fry.
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The first time I ever even noticed vocal fry was when someone was complaining about vocal fry.
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So there's a lot of fast falling pitches - so as a result, you get into vocal fry.
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So what is vocal fry?
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And vocal fry itself, is no longer a linguistic failing it seems, but rather a common and increasing speech phenomenon.
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Kim Kardashian is cited as a vocal fry pied piper, leading young American women downwards towards the dangerous depths of creaky-speak.
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And forget rising inflections, young women are ending their sentences with " vocal fry" - and few people like it.
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Both women are petite and gregarious, wear their dark hair long, and speak with a particular style of New York-inflected vocal fry.
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Beyoncé's vocal fry was as intimate as if she were singing over my shoulder, and Mariah Carey's bat-whistle solos were so pure.
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Vocal fry across language varieties
New Zealand
Common