In a message dated 1/20/2002 3:30:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, dredeman@w... writes:
> He was so surprised when he saw my vocal chords, and explained that he > hadn't seen asymmetrical vocal chords in 10 years. > He also explained that they were quite common in impersonators.
dre,
first, thanks for following up on that. but, i cannot figure out how or, why differing length folds would have anything to do with impersonation. does that mean that people who do impersonations tend to grow one of their folds longer? or, does it mean that impersonating causes unequal shrinkage of the folds? or, does it mean that people with folds of unequal length can't help imitating people (working a little like tourette's syndrome)? i imitate people (i once got fired from a country club for imitating the members) and no laryngologist has ever said anything to me about my folds being of unequal length.
regarding impersonations, the folds can account for a sound that is clear or breathy, high or low and, potentially, loud or soft but, the sounds that we associate with a particular person or, type of person, are more the result of manipulating the vocal tract.
has ms. karneus ever had a second opinion on this?
mike
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