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It is called high rising terminal and is also common in Australia and parts of Britain and Canada.
It is pretty much a feminine trait in American dialects and especially common in younger women.
While that demographic may correlate to liberal attitudes, it really has nothing to with politics.
Hmmmmm....................... again- just listen to the average liberal. They usually have this higher note inflection at the end of a sentence, almost like they are asking a question or are unsure of themselves.
I had no idea it was called, "uptalking", but is certainly common among libs of either sex. One has the sense of a feminine manner of talking with this quirk, even among the men using it.
I actually like to listen to NPR, but those voice inflections of the people they interview or thier guests is too irritating, due to that weird inflection. Once I hear that voice characteristic, I have to turn off the radio.
Now it's apparently an issue for bubble-headed conservatives running out of straws in their whine boxes.
Say what you want. However, if you really listen to the average liberal or conservative, most of the liberals use this voice cadence. It is really irritating and suggests that the speaker is very unsure of thier message. Linguistically, it is like a cowering puppy looking for affirmation and praise, but manifest in "uptalking" (gee...........now I know what it is called), rather than sulking with its tail between its legs.
I noticed it first in 20-something women about a decade ago. Someone told me they did it because the up-talk sounded like a question and was less threatening to men.
Now even young men do it, as well as a lot of the TV newscasters.
That's stupid. Why would they want to sound uncertain and "less threatening" to men? I assume you are talking about women in the workforce, so this would seem like exactly the opposite of how they should be talking if they want to be taken seriously by their co-workers. If it's perceived as b*tchy, oh well. Better b*tchy than uncertain.
That's stupid. Why would they want to sound uncertain and "less threatening" to men? I assume you are talking about women in the workforce, so this would seem like exactly the opposite of how they should be talking if they want to be taken seriously by their co-workers. If it's perceived as b*tchy, oh well. Better b*tchy than uncertain.
You generally don't hear it from women in management, though there are probably exceptions.
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