Evolution of emotional communication :: from sounds in nonhuman mammals to speech and music in man /

Why do we think that we can understand animal voices - such as the barking of a pet dog, the meows of the family cat? Why do we think of deep voices as dominant and high voices as submissive. This book presents a thorough exploration into how acoustically conveyed emotions are generated and processe...

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Other Authors: Altenmüller, Eckart, Schmidt, Sabine (Behavioural and sensory biologist), Zimmermann, Elke
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Series in affective science.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Why do we think that we can understand animal voices - such as the barking of a pet dog, the meows of the family cat? Why do we think of deep voices as dominant and high voices as submissive. This book presents a thorough exploration into how acoustically conveyed emotions are generated and processed in both animals and humans.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 376 pages) : illustrations, charts, music
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780191644894
0191644897
0191747483
9780191747489

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