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Paralanguage

Paralanguage, also known as vocalics, is a component of meta-communication that may modify meaning, give nuanced meaning, or convey emotion, by using suprasegmental techniques such as prosody, including pitch, volume, intonation, etc. It is sometimes defined as relating to nonphonemic properties only. Paralanguage may be expressed consciously or…

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Specific forms of paralinguistic respiration

RespirationInhalationMouthEmotionSurprise
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Aspects of the speech signal

Sound localizationSpeech organsVoiceFormant frequenciesSpeech sounds
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Meta-communicationSuprasegmentalProsodyPitchVolume
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Physiology of paralinguistic comprehension

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Paralanguage

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Triples79
Avg. degree1.98
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Paralanguage → Advertising, Ammon, Applications, Berlin/New York, Canadian, Concepts, Controversies, Cook, Dittmar, Gruyter, Guy, ISBN, Langton, Language, London, Martha Davis, Mattheier, Matthew McKay, Messages, New Harbinger Publications
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Paralanguage → Huh, It

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prosodyinstance ofby using suprasegmental techniques0.80text
including pitchinstance ofby using suprasegmental techniques0.80text
volumeinstance ofby using suprasegmental techniques0.80text
intonationinstance ofby using suprasegmental techniques0.80text
etcinstance ofby using suprasegmental techniques0.80text
loudnessinstance ofIt will be expressed independently of the speaker's intention.Expressive aspectsParalinguistic cues0.80text
rateinstance ofIt will be expressed independently of the speaker's intention.Expressive aspectsParalinguistic cues0.80text
pitchinstance ofIt will be expressed independently of the speaker's intention.Expressive aspectsParalinguistic cues0.80text
pitch contourinstance ofIt will be expressed independently of the speaker's intention.Expressive aspectsParalinguistic cues0.80text
and to some extent formant frequencies of an utteranceinstance ofIt will be expressed independently of the speaker's intention.Expressive aspectsParalinguistic cues0.80text
contribute to the emotive or attitudinal quality of an utteranceinstance ofIt will be expressed independently of the speaker's intention.Expressive aspectsParalinguistic cues0.80text
emailinstance ofand it is reasonable to assume that it has phylogenetically given rise to the sexual dimorphism that lies behind the large difference in pitch between average female and male ad…0.80text

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