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The acoustics and the functions of breathy/whispery voice qualities in speech communication
Carlos T. Ishi, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Norihiro Hagita (ATR) SP2008-42
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(in English) The acoustics and the paralinguistic roles of breathy/whispery voice qualities are analyzed in spontaneous dialogue speech of several speakers. Analyses show that breathy/whispery voices carry a variety of emotion- or attitude-related paralinguistic information. Breathiness often appeared in emphasized words/phrases, having the effect of calling/catching the listener’s attention. It also rhythmically appeared in utterances expressing the speaker’s excitement. In backchannels, breathiness has the effect of expressing politeness or interest to the listener’s talk. When accompanied by a softer voice quality, breathiness is used to call/catch the listener’s attention, while expressing gentleness or tenderness. A more whispered and low-powered voice quality appears in confidential talking, embarrassment, or when the speaker is talking to oneself.
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(in English) breathy voice / whispery voice / voice quality / prosody / paralinguistic information / / /  
Reference Info. IEICE Tech. Rep., vol. 108, no. 116, SP2008-42, pp. 127-132, June 2008.
Paper # SP2008-42 
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ISSN Print edition: ISSN 0913-5685    Online edition: ISSN 2432-6380
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Committee SP  
Conference Date 2008-06-27 - 2008-06-28 
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Topics (in English) Speech Production, Speech Perception, Hearing and Speech, etc. 
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Conference Code 2008-06-SP 
Language Japanese 
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Title (in English) The acoustics and the functions of breathy/whispery voice qualities in speech communication 
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Keyword(2) whispery voice  
Keyword(3) voice quality  
Keyword(4) prosody  
Keyword(5) paralinguistic information  
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1st Author's Name Carlos T. Ishi  
1st Author's Affiliation ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Labs. (ATR)
2nd Author's Name Hiroshi Ishiguro  
2nd Author's Affiliation ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Labs. (ATR)
3rd Author's Name Norihiro Hagita  
3rd Author's Affiliation ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Labs. (ATR)
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Paper # SP2008-42 
Volume (vol) vol.108 
Number (no) no.116 
Page pp.127-132 
#Pages 6 
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