Phonetic variations : Impact of the communicative situation

Brognaux, Sandrine; Drugman, Thomas

doi:10.21437/speechprosody.2014-73

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“…Some past research confirms this hypothesis [27][28]. Specifically, it was shown that sentences expressing controlling contexts were intoned using a louder voice, faster speech rate, higher pitch and harsher sounding voice quality than sentences expressing autonomy-supportive statements.…”

Section: Nonverbal Motivational Languagementioning

confidence: 86%

“…Thus, the current study explored prosody use in autonomysupportive and controlling contexts in Dutch parent-child interactions. Following previous research [27][28], it was expected that controlling and autonomy-supportive speech would be defined by distinct acoustic patterns as reflected in pitch, intensity and speech rate differences.…”

Section: Nonverbal Motivational Languagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Following previous research [27][28], we extracted different acoustic measures for all annotated materials. These measures included mean pitch (measured in Hz), mean intensity (measured in dB), range pitch (maximumminimum pitch as measured in Hz) and range intensity (maximumminimum intensity as measured in dB).…”

Section: Acoustical Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

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How parents motivate their children through prosody

Paulmann¹,

Vrijders²,

Weinstein³

et al. 2018

Speech Prosody 2018

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To shed light on how prosody patterns used by parents to motivate their children, the current study investigated which acoustic features define motivational speech. In particular, we focused on instances in which a controlling versus autonomysupportive tone of voice was used by parents. To this aim, Dutch parent-child interactions were analyzed acoustically. Results of a hierarchical linear modelling analysis showed that the acoustic parameters intensity and speech rate differed significantly for both types of motivational speech. More specifically, controlling messages were uttered with a louder voice and faster rate than autonomy-supportive messages, which were conveyed using a quieter voice and slower rate. Findings support earlier research on motivational prosody and extend them to more spontaneous interactions, as well as to another language group.

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Section: Nonverbal Motivational Languagementioning

confidence: 86%

Section: Nonverbal Motivational Languagementioning

confidence: 99%

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How parents motivate their children through prosody

Paulmann¹,

Vrijders²,

Weinstein³

et al. 2018

Speech Prosody 2018

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“…The latter set of data were particularly intriguing; even when reading motivationally neutral terms (e.g., "time to leave"), but with a motivational mindset that was either controlling or supportive, speakers expressed control with a low pitched, loud, and harsh voice using a fast speech rate, while autonomy-supportive prosody was conveyed using a high pitched, less loud voice while slowing down speech rate (Weinstein et al, 2014;. Similar results were observed in Dutch speaking parent-child interactions, where acoustic analyses supported previous results in a different language group and in naturalistic observations (Paulmann, Vrijders, Weinstein & Vansteenkiste, 2018).…”

Section: Cross-spliced Motivationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…studying for fun vs. for a grade) and it remains to be seen if comparable results are elicited when motivations are communicated through tone of voice. While research such as this has extensively explored which words may be used to communicate motivations (Hodgins, Brown, & Carver, 2007;Levesque & Pelletier, 2003;Radel, Sarrazin, & Pelletier, 2009;Ryan, 2012;Weinstein & Hodgins, 2009), relatively little is known about how the prosody, or tone of voice, used to deliver motivational messages (Weinstein, Zougkou & Paulmann, 2014;Weinstein et al, 2018, Zougkou, Weinstein, Paulmann, 2017, elicits differential responses from listeners.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Now listen to this! Evidence from a cross-spliced experimental design contrasting pressuring and supportive communications

2019

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Motivating communications are a frequent experience within daily life. Recently, it has been found that two types of motivations are spoken with distinct tones of voices: control (pressure) is spoken with a low pitched, loud tone of voice, fast speech rate, and harsh sounding voice quality; autonomy (support) is spoken with a higher pitched, quieter tone of voice and a slower speech rate. These two motivational tones of voice also differentially impact listeners' well-being. Yet, little is known about the brain mechanisms linked to motivational communications. Here, participants were asked to listen to semantically identical sentences spoken in controlling, neutral, or autonomy-supportive prosody. We also presented cross-spliced versions of these sentences for maximum control over information presentation across time. Findings showed listeners quickly detected whether a speaker was providing support, being pressuring, or not using motivating tones at all. Also, listeners who are pressured do not seem to respond anew when a supportive motivational context arises, but those who had been supported are affected by a newly pressuring environment. Findings are discussed in light of motivational and prosody literatures, and in terms of significance for the role of motivational communications on behavior.

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ERP correlates of motivating voices: quality of motivation and time-course matters

Zougkou

Weinstein

Paulmann

2017

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

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Here, we conducted the first study to explore how motivations expressed through speech are processed in real-time. Participants listened to sentences spoken in two types of well-studied motivational tones (autonomy-supportive and controlling), or a neutral tone of voice. To examine this, listeners were presented with sentences that either signaled motivations through prosody (tone of voice) and words simultaneously (e.g. ‘You absolutely have to do it my way’ spoken in a controlling tone of voice), or lacked motivationally biasing words (e.g. ‘Why don’t we meet again tomorrow’ spoken in a motivational tone of voice). Event-related brain potentials (ERPs) in response to motivations conveyed through words and prosody showed that listeners rapidly distinguished between motivations and neutral forms of communication as shown in enhanced P2 amplitudes in response to motivational when compared with neutral speech. This early detection mechanism is argued to help determine the importance of incoming information. Once assessed, motivational language is continuously monitored and thoroughly evaluated. When compared with neutral speech, listening to controlling (but not autonomy-supportive) speech led to enhanced late potential ERP mean amplitudes, suggesting that listeners are particularly attuned to controlling messages. The importance of controlling motivation for listeners is mirrored in effects observed for motivations expressed through prosody only. Here, an early rapid appraisal, as reflected in enhanced P2 amplitudes, is only found for sentences spoken in controlling (but not autonomy-supportive) prosody. Once identified as sounding pressuring, the message seems to be preferentially processed, as shown by enhanced late potential amplitudes in response to controlling prosody. Taken together, results suggest that motivational and neutral language are differentially processed; further, the data suggest that listening to cues signaling pressure and control cannot be ignored and lead to preferential, and more in-depth processing mechanisms.

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Phonetic variations : Impact of the communicative situation

Cited by 5 publications

References 12 publications

How parents motivate their children through prosody

How parents motivate their children through prosody

Now listen to this! Evidence from a cross-spliced experimental design contrasting pressuring and supportive communications

ERP correlates of motivating voices: quality of motivation and time-course matters

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