Short analysis of two phonetics articles
Can you tell by a single sound I make, whether I am straight, bi or gay?
As ridiculous as it might sound and casting aside all stereotypes, it actually seems possible.
Unbelievable? Well, sociolinguistics, sociopathology, sociophonetics are all very fascinating
subjects. Never thought a single word or a sound you make could tell random strangers who you
are? Well, prepare to be convinced otherwise. (Well, not solely by these two articles or my short
conclusions, of course, it is a very wide field and there is yet much research to be done.)
Anyhow, here I have found two research articles, both dealing with whether it is possible to
distinguish someone's sexual identity solely based upon a few words, or much less, a single phone.
As it turns out, it is. How it is done, is also shown (although I must admit that my current education
did not allow me to understand all the details of the methods used) and a lot of research poured into
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