Measuring the Human Voice: Analysing Pitch, Timing, Loudness and Voice Quality in Mother/infant Communication
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1. INTRODUCTION A mother and her young baby are playfully interacting. We hear the mother speak in short bursts, talking in a sing-song manner, and the baby occasionally 'answers back'. It appears clear that communication is taking place, but communication based in what ? The baby cannot understand the meaning of the words the mother is using, and the baby answers in often 'gliding-type' sounds. The communication must be 'held' by means other than lexical meaning, grammar and syntax.
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