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Pronunciation of ‘s’ sounds impacts perception of gender, researcher finds

January 4, 2013 by

A person's style of speech -- not just the pitch of his or her voice -- may help determine whether the listener perceives the speaker to be male or female, according to a researcher who studied transgender people transitioning from female to male.

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