Study Shows Twangy Voices Easier to Understand in Noisy Environments

Study Shows Twangy Voices Easier to Understand in Noisy Environments

A Study Shows That Twangy Voices Are Easier to Understand in Noisy Environments Source: Jason Kempin / Getty  A new study out of Indiana University shows that twangy voices are easier to understand in noisy places than neutral ones . . . especially when spoken by women.  Is this the Dolly Parton effect? Listeners in the study said twangy speech was clearer and less exhausting to follow.  And this is because the twang boosts sound in a specific …