Effects of variation in emotional tone of voice on speech perception

Language and Speech

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 255-283

  Mullennix, John W ^a   Bihon, Tressa ^a   Bricklemyer, Jodie ^a   Gaston, Jeremy ^a   Keener, Jessica M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion; Emotional variability; Speech perception; Talker normalization; Talker variability

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOICE;

AFFECT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 0038284241     PISSN: 00238309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00238309020450030301     Document Type: Article

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