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@KaleeHolland @SIGPerspectives Oh gosh no this isn’t true anatomically.
Linguists who focus on the physiology of spoken language talk about different ‘phonation types’ at the glottis - that is, different ways of letting air pass between the fleshy membranes that are the vocal folds 1/…
Linguists who focus on the physiology of spoken language talk about different ‘phonation types’ at the glottis - that is, different ways of letting air pass between the fleshy membranes that are the vocal folds 1/…
@KaleeHolland @SIGPerspectives The ‘modal phonation’ is the type where the air pressure coming from the lungs is balanced with the tension of the vocal folds, so that as the air pushes the vocal folds apart, their tension pulls them back together. They open and close evenly along the length in a regular cycle
@KaleeHolland @SIGPerspectives Here’s a crummy simulation of the same process, using a balloon! The air exiting the neck of the balloon pushes apart the membranes and their tension pulls them back together. This creates a smooth wave.
A thread on #Racism and #AccentBias.
All humans have biases. Accent is no exception. We often use these accent associations to make judgments about a speaker.
However, accent bias becomes problematic when we discriminate on the basis of accent. This can be hiring one candidate over another based on the perceived 'suitability' of a given accent for a particular role. This is when accent biases become accent discrimination.
