Communication by unvoiced speech: The role of whispering

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 413-423

  Cirillo, Jasmin ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ingroup signal; Unvoiced speech; Verbal communication; Vigilance; Whispering

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042693931     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0001-37652004000200034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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