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b"Partway down your throat are two flaps of muscle. When you breathe normally, you pull the flaps away to the sides, and air comes out silently. But if you stretch the flaps across the opening of your throat while pushing air up through, you can make them vibrate in the breeze and produce all sorts of sounds -- sort of like the mucousy reed of a giant meat clarinet. (You\\u2019re welcome.) \\n\\nIn this episode, your hosts Lauren Gawne and Gretchen McCulloch get enthusiastic about the vocal folds! They\\u2019re often called vocal cords, but as they\\u2019re attached along the long side rather than just the two ends like a guitar string, we\\u2019re using the more precise \\u201cfolds\\u201d (just be thankful they\\u2019re not called \\u201cvocal flaps\\u201d!) We talk about the many cool types of vibrations you can make with your vocal folds: pushing out an extra puff of air (aspiration), turning off your vocal folds while still talking (whisper), making them high and tight (falsetto), low and airy (breathy voice), and low and crackly (creaky voice, aka vocal fry). We also talk about the ways that various languages draw on different configurations of these vibrations to distinguish between words (such as \\u201csip\\u201d and \\u201czip\\u201d; Thai, Tai, and Dai; and more) or for stylistic effect (such as newscaster voice). \\n\\nTranscript: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/lingthusiasm/692978486586048512\\n\\nAnnouncements\\nWe\\u2019ve teamed up with linguist/artist Lucy Maddox to create a fun, minimalist version of the classic International Phonetic Alphabet chart, which you can see here (plus more info about how we put together the design). It looks really cool, and it\\u2019s also a practical reference tool that you can carry around with you in a convenient multi-purpose format: lens cloths! \\n\\nWe're going to place ONE (1) massive order for aesthetic IPA chart lens cloths on October 6, 2022. If you want one, be a patron at the Lingthusiast tier or higher on October 5th, 2022, timezone: anywhere in the world. If you\\u2019re already a patron at that tier, then you\\u2019re set! (That's the tier where you also get bonus episodes and the Discord access, we've never run a special offer at this tier before but we think this time it'll be worth it!). https://www.patreon.com/lingthusiasm\\n\\nIn this month\\u2019s bonus episode we get enthusiastic about a forgotten gem of a linguistics paper about a rabbit! We talk about how Linguistics Twitter got excited about tracking down this paper based on a vague rumour, Labov's history of coming up with unique ways to record language in more natural environments, and useful takeaways about how to talk with children. \\n\\nJoin us on Patreon now to get access to this and 60+ other bonus episodes, including an upcoming episode where we interview the artist and linguist Lucy Maddox about the process of designing our new IPA chart. You\\u2019ll also get access to the Lingthusiasm Discord server where you can chat with other language nerds, as well your exclusive IPA chart lense cloth! https://www.patreon.com/lingthusiasm\\n\\nFor links to things mentioned in this episode: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/lingthusiasm/692978069598814208"