Search for dissertations about: "the human voice"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 53 swedish dissertations containing the words the human voice.

2. 1. Judging the Immigrant : Accents and Attitudes

   Author : Niklas Torstensson; Kirk P. H. Sullivan; Robert Eklund; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Foreign accent evaluation; native reactions; attitudes; court interpretation; forensic linguistics; cognitive prototype; legal judgement; Cognitive science; Kognitionsvetenskap; Cognitive science; Kognitionsforskning; Teknik;

   Abstract : Spoken language as a means of communication contains huge amounts of information apart from the linguistic message that is conveyed. It is often the first channel of interaction between people and based on the speaker’s manner of talk, we create a mental image of the speaker as a person, of the speaker’s background, origin and personal qualities. READ MORE

4. 2. Are you ready for a wet live-in? : explorations into listening

   Author : Janna Holmstedt; Ylva Gislén; Per Nilsson; Jörgen Dahlqvist; Jesper Olsson; Kristina Lindström; Åsa Ståhl; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; artistic research; listening; situated practices; sound in art; expanded art; expanded scenography; media ecology; acousmatic orality; a orality; storytelling; interspecies communication; more-than-human relations; co-habitation; sensorial estrangement; posthumanism; parasites; play; technology; dolphins; sonic sensibility; transliteracy; voice; performativity; new materialism; Michel Serres; Karen Barad; John Lilly; oceans; wet live-in; Artistic research; Listening; Situated practices; Sound in art; Expanded art; Expanded scenography; Media ecology; Acousmatic orality; A orality; Storytelling; Interspecies communication; More-than-human relations; Co-habitation; Sensorial estrangement; Posthumanism; Parasites; Play; Technology; Dolphins; Sonic sensibility; Transliteracy; Voice; Performativity; New materialism; Michel Serres; Karen Barad; John Lilly; Oceans; Wet live-in;

   Abstract : Listen. If I ask you to listen, what is it that I ask of you—that you will understand, or perhaps obey? Or is it some sort of readiness that is requested? What occurs with a body in the act of listening? How do sound and voice structure audio-visual-spatial relations in concrete situations?This doctoral thesis in fine arts consists of six artworks and an essay that documents the research process, or rather, acts as a travelogue as it stages and narrates a series of journeys into a predominantly sonic ecology. READ MORE

5. 3. Emotional Communication in the Human Voice

   Author : Henrik Nordström; Petri Laukka; Marc Pell; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; emotion recognition; vocal expression; speech; acoustic parameters; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : Emotional communication is an important part of social interaction because it gives individuals valuable information about the state of others, allowing them to adjust their behaviors and responses appropriately. When people use the voice to communicate, listeners do not only interpret the words that are said, the verbal content, but also the information contained in how the words are said, the nonverbal content. READ MORE

6. 4. In Search of 'Community' in Zimbabwe's Fast Track Resettlement Area of Mazowe District

   Author : Mabel Hungwe; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; COMMUNITY; LAND REFORM; EXIT; LOYALTY; NEGLECT; VOICE; INNOVATION; UNHU; UBUNTU; MAZOWE; ZIMBABWE;

   Abstract : The thesis discusses community development in fast track resettlement areas of Zimbabwe. The land reform programme designated as the Third Revolution (Chimurenga) or fast track land reform was launched in 2000. This programme saw 12 million hectares of farming land being taken over by the state for resettlement. READ MORE

7. 5. Voice Imitation : A Phonetic Study of Perceptual Illusions and Acoustic Success

   Author : Elisabeth Zetterholm; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; impersonation; Voice and speech imitation; target voice; individual voice; pitch register; voice quality; prosody; semantic information; phonology; dialect; articulatory timing; speech style; Phonetics; Fonetik; fonologi;

   Abstract : This thesis is about voice imitations, more specifically impersonation. Questions are raised about the uniqueness of a person’s voice and speech behaviour and if it is possible to get close to another speaker’s voice and speech. Four main research questions are investigated in different studies. READ MORE