Creaky phonation (also known as creaky voice, vocal fry, laryngealization, or glottalization)
is a voice quality that refers to shortened and thickened vocal folds that vibrate at a low and …

The aim of this chapter is to outline a theory of the voice that relates specific vocal fold
articulations to acoustic parameters that are perceptible to listeners. The “voice” here is …

Twenty years after the publication of a special issue in this journal on non-modal phonation
(JPhon 2001: 49 (4)), the phonetic study of voice quality has shown impressive progress …

Many languages use phonation types for phonemic or allophonic distinctions. This study
examines the acoustic structure of the phonetic space for vowel phonations across …

Yerevan Armenian is a variety of Eastern Armenian with a three-way voicing contrast that
includes voiced, voiceless unaspirated, and voiceless aspirated stops, but previous work …

This chapter is an overview of what is known about Southeast Asian register, a type of
phonological contrast common in Austroasiatic languages and attested in several …

A fundamental capacity of language is its reflexivity. But not every aspect of language is
equally accessible to being reflected upon. Michael Silverstein's 1981 paper, the “Limits of …

" Yongning Na, also known as Mosuo, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Southwest
China. This book provides a description and analysis of its tone system, progressing from …

Chru, a Chamic language of south-central Vietnam, has been described as combining
contrastive obstruent voicing with incipient registral properties (Fuller, 1977). A production …

Previous work has shown mixed findings concerning the role of voice quality cues in
Mandarin tones, with some studies showing that creak improves identification. This study …