Gender differences in the realization of vowel-initial glottalization
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The aim of the study was to investigate gender-dependent differences in the realization of German glottalized vowel onsets. Laryngographic data of semi-spontaneous speech were collected from four male and four female speakers of Standard German. Measurements of relative vocal fold contact duration were carried out including glottalized vowel onsets as well as non-glottalized controls. The results show that female subjects realized the glottalized vowel onsets with greater maximum vocal fold contact duration than male subjects and that the glottalized vowel onsets produced by females were more clearly distinguished from the non-glottalized controls.
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