CMN 122 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Paralanguage, Signify, Anxiety Disorder
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Behavioral terminology in paralanguage (ivy & wahl, 2019) Vocal qualities: vary from speaker to speaker. Aspects of our voice that vary speaker to speaker, & are going to be unique to that person. Vocal qualities are often based on our physiology (anatomical differences) Vocal properties: characteristics that are modified by all speakers. Characteristics that are modified by all speakers. Everyone has the ability to change; speaker can control. Ex: loud vs. quiet, up or down in pitch, articulation, when you stress a certain word. Temporal characteristics: aspects of speech that are a function of time. Ex: how fast/slow you speak, rate, use of vocal pause, response latency, how long / short you speak. See if ppl go up or down in pitch. See if they speak fast or slow. Stressing a certain word can change the meaning. Someone who works at a lighthouse vs. someone being a housekeeper. Phonetic: duration of < 250 ms (1/4 sec)
