TY - JOUR
T1 - Variation, implied pathology, social meaning, and the 'gay lisp'
T2 - A response to Van Borsel et al. (2009)
AU - Munson, Benjamin
PY - 2010/1/1
Y1 - 2010/1/1
N2 - This brief communication is a response to the article "The prevalence of lisping in gay men" (Van Borsel, J., De Bruyn, E., Lefebvre, E., Sokoloff, A., De Ley, S., & Baudonck, N. 2009. Journal of Communication Disorders, 42, 100-106). I argue aspects of that study's design, measurement, and interpretation limit the strength of its authors' conclusions that there is a higher incidence of lisping in gay men than in heterosexual men. Suggestions for further research are presented.
AB - This brief communication is a response to the article "The prevalence of lisping in gay men" (Van Borsel, J., De Bruyn, E., Lefebvre, E., Sokoloff, A., De Ley, S., & Baudonck, N. 2009. Journal of Communication Disorders, 42, 100-106). I argue aspects of that study's design, measurement, and interpretation limit the strength of its authors' conclusions that there is a higher incidence of lisping in gay men than in heterosexual men. Suggestions for further research are presented.
KW - Gay men
KW - Lisping
KW - Phonetics
KW - Sexual orientation
KW - Sociolinguistics
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2009.07.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2009.07.002
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 19651415
AN - SCOPUS:73449089022
SN - 0021-9924
VL - 43
SP - 1
EP - 5
JO - Journal of Communication Disorders
JF - Journal of Communication Disorders
IS - 1
ER -