PHONETIC CRITERIA OF ATTRACTIVE MALE VOICES

Vivien Zuta
Institute of Phonetics Frankfurt

ID 1021
[full paper]

In German voice and language science we act on the assumption that a male’s voice has to be deep in order to leave an attractive impression on the female listener. This study shows that this is not the fact and that even voices with a middle or high fundamental frequency can be judged as attractive. Furthermore, the analysis shows that there is a combination of various parameters, which are responsible for leaving an impression of any kind (positive or negative) to the listener.