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Metafory głosu – analiza akustyczna
Metaphors of voice – an acoustic analysis

Author(s): Magdalena Majdak, Magdalena Igras
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydział Polonistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: barwa głosu; metafora; analiza akustyczna; voice timbre; metaphor; acoustic analysis

Summary/Abstract: The paper exemplifies an interdisciplinary study involving both philology and acoustics.It presents the results of a pilot study aimed at capturing the parallels between themetaphorical expressions describing voice (e.g. jasny ‘bright’, głuchy ‘dull’) and parametershidden behind these terms. It is an attempt of objectifying the description.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 66
  • Page Range: 179-199
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish