Rhythmic Similarity hypothesis for cross-cultural vocal emotion recognition

Martijn Goudbeek, Mirjam Broersma, Jiyoun Choi, Agnieszka Konopka, Yachan Liang

Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperScientificpeer-review

Abstract

This study examines the newly formulated Rhythmic Similarity hypothesis, which proposes that cross-cultural vocal emotion recognition is more accurate between users of languages with similar rhythmic structures. To disentangle the close relationship between culture and language, this study tested how well American English and French listeners recognized emotions in recordings produced by native speakers of Dutch and Korean. Since French and Korean share similar rhythmic structures, the prediction was that French listeners would outperform American English listeners in recognizing emotions in Korean. However, this prediction was not supported by our data, disconfirming the Rhythmic Similarity hypothesis. Furthermore, emotion recognition accuracy for both listener groups (American English and French) was higher in Dutch than in Korean, supporting the Cultural Proximity and Language Distance hypotheses. Additionally, recognition accuracy was above-chance for all emotions and was affected by arousal, valence, and basicness in ways consistent with previous findings.
Original languageEnglish
Pages1315-1319
Number of pages5
Publication statusPublished - 8 Aug 2023
Event20th International Conference of Phonetic Sciences - Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Duration: 7 Aug 202311 Aug 2023
https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/icphs/icphs2023

Conference

Conference20th International Conference of Phonetic Sciences
Abbreviated titleICPhS
Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
CityPrague
Period7/08/2311/08/23
Internet address

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Rhythmic Similarity hypothesis for cross-cultural vocal emotion recognition'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this