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Phonetic differences between male and female speech
Article first published online: 17 MAR 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-818X.2009.00125.x
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Simpson, A. P. (2009), Phonetic differences between male and female speech. Language and Linguistics Compass, 3: 621–640. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-818X.2009.00125.x
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- Issue published online: 17 MAR 2009
- Article first published online: 17 MAR 2009
- Language and Linguistics Compass 3/2 (2009): 621–640, 10.1111/j.1749-818x.2009.00125.x
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Abstract
The main phonetic differences between the speech of male and female speakers are described and explanations that have been offered to account for these differences are critically discussed.

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