Voice in Social Interaction An Interdisciplinary Approach [Hardcover]

The study of voice provides us with important insights into human social interaction. This volume brings together the many interdisciplinary perspectives on voice - from acoustic phonetics to voice pathology, from the history of vocal function to social psychology - and defines them within the context of social interaction. The author also develops a theoretical taxonomy that explains vocal function based on a number of functional models of nonverbal communication, social psychology, linguistics and communication studies.The study of voice provides us with important insights into human social interaction. This volume brings together the many interdisciplinary perspectives on voice - from acoustic phonetics to voice pathology, from the history of vocal function to social psychology - and defines them within the context of social interaction. The author also develops a theoretical taxonomy that explains vocal function based on a number of functional models of nonverbal communication, social psychology, linguistics and communication studies.Introduction
The Articulatory Account of Voice
The Physical Measurement of Voice
The Vocal Communication of Identity
The Vocal Communication of Emotion and Attitude
Methodological Issues in the Study of Voice
A Theoretical Framework for Vocal Function
Models of Communication
A Theoretical Framework for Vocal Function
Taxonomy and Final Thoughts