CONSIDERATIONS ON VOICE AS A FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT IN ORAL COMMUNICATION
CONSIDERATIONS ON VOICE AS A FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT IN ORAL COMMUNICATION

Summary/Abstract: This interdisciplinary paper lies at the interface between Communication Sciences and Linguistics. A spectral meta-analysis was made in a communicational context, with a view to revealing how voice is formd and used. The distinctive identity of human voice was analyzed from the extended perspective of verbal communication, paralanguage (F. Poyatos, M. L. Knapp. J. K. Burgoon, T. O. Meservy) and paralinguistics (G. Trager, H. L. Smith). The human voice is by definition used in the process of communication. I have identified nine identity and communication-related characteristics of human voice. Finally, it is emphasized that voice is not only a fundamental element in oral communication, but also an autonomous construction with a musical relevance.

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