When we speak, in addition to our intended linguistic message, we communicate quite a bit about ourselves, such as our perceived gender, ethnicity, region of origin, etc. Expectations about these social categories interact with our comprehension at a very basic perceptual level. In this talk I’ll discuss current research on how gender stereotype affects on voice processing impact our understanding of the speech communication system.

For more information contact Peter Reed, pmreed@ucsc.edu, 831-459-1026.