Table 1. Main effects of acoustic cues on Korean and French listeners’ perception of body dimensions, with a summary of key results

Acoustic cue Body dimension Korean listeners French listeners Interpretation
F1 H O O Higher F1 → shorter (steeper slope for KR males; FR females deviate positively)
B O O Higher F1 → thinner (steeper slope for males)
F2 H O X Higher F2 → shorter (steeper slope for males)
B X O Higher F2 → thinner (for FR listeners)
F3 H X X No effect
B O X Higher F3 → thinner (for KR listeners)
F4 H O X Higher F4 → shorter (for KR listeners; steeper slope for KR)
B O O Higher F4 → thinner (negative slope for KR; FR males deviate with positive slope in FR listeners)
Formant dispersion H X X No effect
B X X No effect
f0 H O O Lower f0 → taller across groups
B O O Lower f0 → heavier (For FR males, the slope is positive in KR listeners, and negative but shallower in FR listeners)
H1*-H2* H X X No effect
B X X No effect
HNR05 H X X Higher HNR05 → shorter (KR females show positive slope)
B X O Higher HNR05 → thinner (for FR listeners; KR females deviate positively)
CPP H X X Higher CPP → shorter in males, taller in females (for KR listeners)
B X O Higher CPP → thinner (for FR listeners; KR females deviate positively)
H, height; B, body build; O, significant; X, not significant; FR: French; KR, Korean