Pitch variation and the gender identity construction of a Thai influencer: a case study of Praiwan Wannabutr
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
The paper aims to study pitch variations, including overall pitch, pitch variance, and pitch range, used by Praiwan Wannabutr or Prairie, a Thai influencer, during live broadcasts on their Facebook page. The study analyzes the relationship between such variations and the construction of gender identity. The findings reveal that Prairie uses higher overall pitch, greater pitch variance, and wider pitch range after transitioning to obvious femininity. However, these phonetic variables reach their peak values when Prairie perform masculinity, demonstrating that not only gender but also the contexts of the topics are related to the construction of identities.
Article Details
References
น้ำทิพย์ ชัยวงศ์ และ อรรถสิทธิ์ บุญสวัสดิ์. (2567). การวิเคราะห์เปรียบเทียบกลสัทศาสตร์เสียงวรรณยุกต์ในคำลงท้ายของเพศทางเลือก. มนุษยศาสตร์ ฉบับบัณฑิตศึกษา, 13 (1), 15-33.
SIXTWELVE STUDIO. (22 สิงหาคม 2565). ห้าวเก้ง EP50 | เเพรรี่ ไพรวัลย์ วรรณบุตร. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrQwPRjfy_Y
Banai, I. P., Banai, B., & Bovan, K. (2017). Vocal characteristics of presidential candidates can predict the outcome of actual elections. Evolution and Human Behavior, 38(3), 309-314.
Bucholtz, M., & Hall, K. (2012). Locating Identity in Language. In C. Llamas & D. Watt (Eds.), Language and Identities (pp. 18-28). Edinburgh University Press.
Davies, S., & Goldberg, J. M. (2006). Clinical Aspects of Transgender Speech Feminization and Masculinization. International Journal of Transgenderism, 9(3-4), 167-196.
Drummond, R., & Schleef, E. (2020). Identity in variationist sociolinguistics. In S. Preece (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Language and Identity (pp. 50-65). Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Eckert, P. (2012). Three waves of variation study: The emergence of meaning in the study of sociolinguistic variation. Annual Review of Anthropology, 41(1), 87-100.
Hancock, A., Colton, L., & Douglas, F. (2014). Intonation and Gender Perception: Applications for Transgender Speakers. Journal of Voice, 28(2), 203-209.
Hodges-Simeon, C. R., Gaulin, S. J. C., & Puts, D. A. (2010). Different vocal parameters predict perceptions of dominance and attractiveness. Human Nature, 21, 406-427.
Jaffe, A. (2016). Indexicality, stance and fields in sociolinguistics. In N. Coupland (Ed.), Sociolinguistics: Theoretical debates (pp. 86-112). Cambridge University Press.
Kanchanabundhu, K., & Trakulkasemsuk, W. (2022). Shift to impress: how Thai LGBTs create new terms in their daily chats. REFLections, 29(3), 621-637.
Kiesling, S. F. (2022). Stance and stancetaking. Annual Review of Linguistics, 8(1), 409-426.
King, R. S., Brown, G. R., & McCrea, C. R. (2012). Voice parameters that result in identification or misidentification of biological gender in male-to-female transgender veterans. International Journal of Transgenderism, 13(3), 117-130.
Klofstad, C. A., Anderson, R. C., & Nowicki, S. (2015). Perceptions of competence, strength, and age influence voters to select leaders with lower-pitched voices. PLOS ONE, 10(8), 1-14.
Kramer, C. (1977). Perceptions of female and male speech. Language and Speech, 20(2), 151-161.
Labov, W. (2006). The social stratification of English in New York City (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Linville, S. E. (1998). Acoustic correlates of perceived versus actual sexual orientation in men’s speech. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, 50(1), 35-48.
Ochs, E. (1992). Indexing gender. In A. Duranti & C. Goodwin (Eds.), Rethinking context: Language as an interactive phenomenon (pp. 335-358). Cambridge University Press.
Oksenberg, L., Coleman, L., & Cannell, C. F. (1986). Interviewers’ voices and refusal rates in telephone surveys. Public Opinion Quarterly, 50(1), 97-111.
Pépiot, E., & Arnold, A. (2020). Gender and fundamental frequency in English/French bilingual speakers. Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv – Bulgaria Research Papers, 56(1), 436-446.
Pernet, C. R., & Belin, P. (2012). The role of pitch and timbre in voice gender categorization. Frontiers in Psychology, 3, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00023
Sorensen, D., & Horii, Y. (1983). Frequency and amplitude perturbation in the voices of female speakers. Journal of Communication Disorders, 16(1), 57-1.
Tagg, C. (2016), Heteroglossia in text-messaging: Performing identity and negotiating relationships in a digital space. Journal of Sociolinguistics, 20(1), 59-85.
The National Center for Voice and Speech. (n.d.). Factors influencing fundamental frequency – NCVS – national center for voice andspeech. NCVS. Retrieved December 2, 2024, from https://ncvs.org/tutorials/factors-influencing-fundamental-frequency/
Trudgill, P. (1997). The social differentiation of English in Norwich. In N. Coupland & A. Jaworski (Eds.), Sociolinguistics: A reader (pp. 179-184). Macmillan Education.
