Discussion
A vocal mode in which the vocal folds vibrate at such a low frequency that the individual vibrations can be heard is better known as :
Answer: A
This mode is called creaky voice.
In creaky voice, also called vocal fry or laryngealisation, the vocal folds are short and slack and vibrate slowly and irregularly, so the individual pulses can be heard as a crackling or popping sound. It often occurs at the ends of utterances and is a feature examined in forensic speaker comparison.
A continuant is a sound that can be prolonged, such as a fricative or vowel. Cognates are pairs of sounds differing only in voicing, such as /p/ and /b/. Sibilants are hissing fricatives such as /s/ and /sh/. None of these is a mode of vocal fold vibration.
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