PROSODIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ACOUSTIC SIGNAL IN SERBIAN AND EMOTION RECOGNITION
PROSODIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ACOUSTIC SIGNAL IN SERBIAN AND EMOTION RECOGNITION

Summary/Abstract: The study focuses on the process of emotional recognition based on prosodic characteristics of acoustic signal in Serbian. Its main objective is to answer the question of the success of prosodic recognition of several emotions in Serbian. Furthermore, it explores whether the success in recognizing emotions in Serbian varies with regards to the following variables: the type of emotion, gender and the type of sentence. A total of 25 participants of average age around 23 participated in the study. The data was created by using Praat software for speech analysis. The results show general success in recognizing emotions on the level of M=12.43 (SD= 6.11). The participants were the most successful in recognizing the emotion of happiness, and the least successful in recognizing sadness. Post hoc analysis found a statistically significant difference in recognizing happiness and emotions of the negative spectrum (sadness, boredom, anger and fear). The results are discussed from the point of social functions of emotions, as well as the characteristics of the affective prosody in Serbian, with recognition of inevitable methodological limitations.

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