Shrillness is a word used to describe the quality of sounds that have a high-pitched, strident, raucous, screeching or harsh character, such as those produced by a trumpet or piccolo, but it can also be used to describe a widely recognised and puzzling phenomenon whereby certain sounds are perceived as psychologically painful or aversive to a degree that cannot be accounted for simply in terms of frequency content or loudness. Such sounds include the sound of fingernails scraping a chalkboard, the sound of chalk on a blackboard, the sound of glass being scratched, and possibly the sound of a baby crying. There have been attempts to explain the phenomenon, often in terms of frequency content, or evolutionary advantage, but so far no complete explanation or mechanism has been found.
À propos de Shrill
A larger woman seeks out a way of changing her love and professional life, among other things, without changing her body.
Réalisation de Shrill
The series is based on Lindy West's book Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman. Executive producers include Lorne Michaels and Elizabeth Banks.
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Sounds by type.
Dernières informations sur Shrill mis à jour le 28 Juillet, 2021.
