COMM 4535 Study Guide - Final Guide: Baby Talk, Paralanguage, Communication

• School: Northeastern University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM 4535
• Professor: Sara Stifano

Document Summary

Speech related features: consist of articulatory signals: pertain to the articulation or utterance of speech and occur when we form words. Vocal features: consist of acoustic signals: result from the sound production process that takes place prior to speech articulation. Sounds that replace or qualify spoken words. We tend to respond automatically, but interpret cries differently. We automatically distinguish between threatening and inviting sounds. Iconic cues imitate or manipulate vocal cues: iconic (think psuedo-spontaneous communication. Pretending to be angry, manipulating voice to sound angry even if you"re not. Anything connected to language, things that you learn and culturally bound: arbitrary. Regional accents, certain vocalizations communicate certain things (shhhhh) Inclination to gesture appears to be natural, instinctual. Protogestures: system of hand and arm movements that emerge within the first few weeks of life. Appear alongside speech articulatory movements of tongue and lips, but there may be no sound.