Evelyn
Not surprisingly, there is a history of research in this area.
Nicola Daly and I have recently published on male/female differences in NZE intonation, and you'll find some other references therein. E.g.
Daly, Nicola & Paul Warren. 2001. Pitching it differently in New Zealand English: speaker sex and intonation patterns. Journal of Sociolinguistics, 5(1), 85-96.
Warren, Paul & Nicola Daly. 2000. Sex as a factor in rises in New Zealand English. In Janet Holmes (ed.) Gendered speech in social context: perspectives from gown and town. Wellington: Victoria University Press, pp99-115.
and there's also mention of some male/female differences in NZE and AusE in
Fletcher, Janet, Esther Grabe and Paul Warren (to appear). Intonational variation in four dialects of English: the high rising tone. In Sun-Ah Jun (ed.) Prosodic typology and transcription: a unified approach. Oxford: OUP
Dr Paul Warren
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> From: E.Abberton
> Reply To: E.Abberton
> Sent: Thursday, 27 February 2003 12:44 AM
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> Subject: Male-female intonation
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> I'd be glad to hear colleagues' thoughts and observations on differences in
> the form and use of English intonation by men and women. Also, any
> references to published work. Many thanks!
> Evelyn
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