Perception of Fry Register In Black Dialect and Standard English Speakers

Authors

Richard D. Saniga, University of Southern Mississippi
Margaret F. Carlin, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Susan C. Farrell, University of Southern Mississippi

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1984

School

Speech and Hearing Sciences

Abstract

Speech samples from 30 women, grouped by race and use of standard southern English or black dialect, were judged for perception of fry register vocalizations. All subjects speaking standard southern English were perceived to utilize significantly fewer fry vocalizations than were black subjects speaking black dialect.

Publication Title

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volume

59

Issue

3

First Page

885

Last Page

886

Recommended Citation

Saniga, R. D., Carlin, M. F., Farrell, S. C. (1984). Perception of Fry Register In Black Dialect and Standard English Speakers. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 59(3), 885-886.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/21079