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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Winter, Bodo | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Oh, Grace Eunhae | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Hübscher, Iris | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Idemaru, Kaori | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Brown, Lucien | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Prieto, Pilar | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Grawunder, Sven | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-02-25T12:16:41Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2022-02-25T12:16:41Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-12-20 | - |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0962-8436 | de_CH |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1471-2970 | de_CH |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/24261 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | The widely cited frequency code hypothesis attempts to explain a diverse range of communicative phenomena through the acoustic projection of body size. The set of phenomena includes size sound symbolism (using /i/ to signal smallness in words such as teeny), intonational phonology (using rising contours to signal questions) and the indexing of social relations via vocal modulation, such as lowering one's voice pitch to signal dominance. Among other things, the frequency code is commonly interpreted to suggest that polite speech should be universally signalled via high pitch owing to the association of high pitch with small size and submissiveness. We present a cross-cultural meta-analysis of polite speech of 101 speakers from seven different languages. While we find evidence for cross-cultural variation, voice pitch is on average lower when speakers speak politely, contrary to what the frequency code predicts. We interpret our findings in the light of the fact that pitch has a multiplicity of possible communicative meanings. Cultural and contextual variation determines which specific meanings become manifest in a specific interactional context. We use the evidence from our meta-analysis to propose an updated view of the frequency code hypothesis that is based on the existence of many-to-many mappings between speech acoustics and communicative interpretations. This article is part of the theme issue 'Voice modulation: from origin and mechanism to social impact (Part I)'. | de_CH |
| dc.language.iso | en | de_CH |
| dc.publisher | The Royal Society Publishing | de_CH |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B | de_CH |
| dc.rights | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | de_CH |
| dc.subject | Intonation | de_CH |
| dc.subject | Pitch | de_CH |
| dc.subject | Politeness | de_CH |
| dc.subject | Prosody | de_CH |
| dc.subject | Sound symbolism | de_CH |
| dc.subject | Vocal dominance | de_CH |
| dc.subject.ddc | 400: Sprache und Linguistik | de_CH |
| dc.title | Rethinking the frequency code : a meta-analytic review of the role of acoustic body size in communicative phenomena | de_CH |
| dc.type | Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift | de_CH |
| dcterms.type | Text | de_CH |
| zhaw.departement | Angewandte Linguistik | de_CH |
| zhaw.organisationalunit | Institute of Language Competence (ILC) | de_CH |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1098/rstb.2020.0400 | de_CH |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.21256/zhaw-24261 | - |
| dc.identifier.pmid | 34719247 | de_CH |
| zhaw.funding.eu | No | de_CH |
| zhaw.issue | 1840 | de_CH |
| zhaw.originated.zhaw | Yes | de_CH |
| zhaw.pages.start | 20200400 | de_CH |
| zhaw.publication.status | publishedVersion | de_CH |
| zhaw.volume | 376 | de_CH |
| zhaw.publication.review | Peer review (Publikation) | de_CH |
| zhaw.webfeed | Interkulturalität und Sprachdiversität | de_CH |
| zhaw.author.additional | No | de_CH |
| zhaw.display.portrait | Yes | de_CH |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Angewandte Linguistik | |
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Winter, B., Oh, G. E., Hübscher, I., Idemaru, K., Brown, L., Prieto, P., & Grawunder, S. (2021). Rethinking the frequency code : a meta-analytic review of the role of acoustic body size in communicative phenomena. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 376(1840), 20200400. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0400
Winter, B. et al. (2021) ‘Rethinking the frequency code : a meta-analytic review of the role of acoustic body size in communicative phenomena’, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 376(1840), p. 20200400. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0400.
B. Winter et al., “Rethinking the frequency code : a meta-analytic review of the role of acoustic body size in communicative phenomena,” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, vol. 376, no. 1840, p. 20200400, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.1098/rstb.2020.0400.
WINTER, Bodo, Grace Eunhae OH, Iris HÜBSCHER, Kaori IDEMARU, Lucien BROWN, Pilar PRIETO und Sven GRAWUNDER, 2021. Rethinking the frequency code : a meta-analytic review of the role of acoustic body size in communicative phenomena. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 20 Dezember 2021. Bd. 376, Nr. 1840, S. 20200400. DOI 10.1098/rstb.2020.0400
Winter, Bodo, Grace Eunhae Oh, Iris Hübscher, Kaori Idemaru, Lucien Brown, Pilar Prieto, and Sven Grawunder. 2021. “Rethinking the Frequency Code : A Meta-Analytic Review of the Role of Acoustic Body Size in Communicative Phenomena.” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 376 (1840): 20200400. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0400.
Winter, Bodo, et al. “Rethinking the Frequency Code : A Meta-Analytic Review of the Role of Acoustic Body Size in Communicative Phenomena.” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, vol. 376, no. 1840, Dec. 2021, p. 20200400, https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0400.
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