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Listeners' perceptions of the certainty and honesty of a speaker are associated with a common prosodic signature

Linguistics and Languages

Listeners' perceptions of the certainty and honesty of a speaker are associated with a common prosodic signature

L. Goupil, E. Ponsot, et al.

Discover how listeners assess trustworthiness in speech! This intriguing research by Louise Goupil, Emmanuel Ponsot, Daniel Richardson, Gabriel Reyes, and Jean-Julien Aucouturier reveals a unique prosodic signature influencing perceptions of certainty and honesty, shaping how we memorize words and detect unreliability in communication.

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Abstract
This study investigates how listeners perceive the certainty and honesty of speakers based on their speech. Using a data-driven method, the researchers decoded prosodic features (pitch, duration, loudness) driving these perceptions. They found a common prosodic signature underlying both judgments, independent of listeners' conceptual knowledge and native language. This signature automatically impacts word memorization, suggesting an auditory adaptation for detecting unreliability in linguistic interactions.
Publisher
Nature Communications
Published On
Feb 08, 2021
Authors
Louise Goupil, Emmanuel Ponsot, Daniel Richardson, Gabriel Reyes, Jean-Julien Aucouturier
Tags
prosodic features
speech perception
trustworthiness
communication
honesty
auditory adaptation
language

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