Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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The Whistled 'S'; An Addendum. The researcher, Zimman, discovered that no matter what the pitch, A voice could be perceived as male, if the 's' sound were emitted in a lower frequency; Such a sound is produced when the tongue is positioned farther away from the teeth. The voice, whether masculine or feminine, is not just biologically determined, But also is socially driven! A deeper resonance, sounds as if emanating from the chest and not the head-- Actually the resonance is lower for people with the larynx deeper in their throats! The positioning of the larynx is manipulated when young: With male children, from use, the larynx is actually pulled down a bit, While female children push the larynx up! So, as a result of mimicking and social pressure, The voice is partly manipulated into 'conformity' of that society! Frank Maurer 1 August 2023 1130 Hours.