Each person is individual. We see this every day in all the people around us. Different facial features, different characters, different tastes. But be that as it may, both appearance and character are subject to age-related changes: people are aging externally, with age they acquire new positive or negative qualities of character. But there is one characteristic that causes a lot of interesting discussions and debates. This is a voice!
The voice is the only human quality that practically does not change over the course of life, except during puberty. Indeed, the human voice is interesting to study, a large amount of material has been written about the voice and the secrets of its preservation.
What is a voice?
From birth, each of us has the individual characteristics of voice and speech. A person gains many qualities of voice due to certain habits or life factors.
Voice is a community of sounds, thanks to which a person communicates with other people. If we talk about the physiology of the voice, then you need to turn to specialists in this field - phonologists. It is they who study the features and properties of voice, sound formation, voice imperfections and voice diseases.
Why is it needed?
Surely, there will be such people who ask, why does this person have such a feature? The voice is a powerful tool with which a person has the opportunity not only to transmit information, but also to express their emotions, to give the content of the conversation a certain character. So, for example, there is such a thing as “emotional coloring”. Having listened to voice intonations, the listener can find out the interlocutor’s attitude to the material presented by him. An increased tone in the voice may mean joy or indignation, and a lower tone may mean longing or contempt.
In addition, the nature of the conversation is also determined by the nature of the voice. For example, a muffled conversation may be a sign that the interlocutors are discussing a personal topic and do not want neighbors to hear them.
Types of voice
If you delve deeper into the study of this characteristic, you can find out that the voice is a multi-level structure that has its own division. Phonologists and people familiar with the specifics of voice education (e.g., actors and vocalists) are aware of
such a thing as resonators.
What it is? These are cavities in the human body, due to which the sound is reflected and thereby amplified.
There are three main types of voice: head, pectoral, and middle (called differently). Each of them got its name due to the type of resonators. Head cavities are maxillary sinuses, for example. And chest refers to the chest.
The head voice is a type of voice formed in a high register (in the head resonators). Usually this voice is used for negative coloring of speech, trying to reinforce a bad impression of someone or to emphasize his shortcomings.
The pectoral voice is used to give importance, formality or grandeur. Recall how the intonations of parents change when reading fairy tales. The wolf in them speaks in a low and coarse voice, and the mouse in a high squeaky voice.
The voice of the middle register is the everyday sound that we hear every day.
What does the word “voice” mean?
The modern meaning of the word “voice” is very diverse. In order to clarify what it means, you need to look into the explanatory dictionary. The first designation of the word will explain that voice is the totality of sounds that a person makes using a vocal apparatus.
In addition to the direct meaning of the word "voice" has a number of figurative. So, for example, a voice is a human right in an election; several simultaneous sounding voice streams (“voice of the people”) can be called a voice.
Voice problems, their causes and solutions
Like any other instrument, the voice is a very fragile formation that is prone to various problems, such as hoarseness or hoarseness.
A hoarse voice is the “headache” of everyone who uses it often: singers, artists, politicians. Such a problem appears due to a stressful situation or excessive overstrain of the vocal cords. In this case, phonologists recommend calm, warm and plentiful drink, as well as relaxing and sedative drugs.
To preserve their voice, doctors recommend not to chill the vocal cords: do not get carried away with cold drinks, and wear scarves in the cool time.