Paralinguistic features

1. Paralinguistic features are…

• 1. vocal features

• 1. phonetic contrasts

• tone choices

Paralinguistic features convey…

• 1. conceptual meaning

• affective meaning

• facial expressions

Paralinguistic features…

• 1. cannot co-occur

• 1. may co-occur

• always co-occur

 An example of body language or body talk is…

• 1. loudness

• 1. eye contact

• speed of delivery

The speaker's body language…

• 1. is part of the wider context of the utterance

• is part of the linguistic system

• is not important for interpretation

Paralinguistic features…

• are not culture-bound

• are universal

• are culture-bound

Paralinguistic features…

• always reinforce the verbal content of the utterance

• always contradict the verbal content of the utterance

• can reinforce or contradict the verbal content of the utterance

Paralinguistic features are…

• unmarked features of an individual

•  marked features of an individual

• positive features of an individual

 Listeners pay particular attention to paralinguistic features when these features…

• reinforce the uttered words

• explain the uttered words

• contradict the uttered words