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Rummer, Ralf, Schweppe, Judith, Schlegelmilch, Rene ORCID: 0000-0003-0285-5291 and Grice, Martine ORCID: 0000-0003-4973-4059 (2014). Mood Is Linked to Vowel Type: The Role of Articulatory Movements. Emotion, 14 (2). S. 246 - 251. WASHINGTON: AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC. ISSN 1931-1516

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Abstract

This study investigates the relation between vowel identity and emotional state. In Experiment 1, (pseudo) words were invented and articulated in a positive or negative mood condition. Subjects in a positive mood produced more words containing /i:/, a vowel involving the same muscle that is used in smiling-the zygomaticus major muscle (ZMM). Subjects in a negative mood produced more words containing /o:/, involving an antagonist of the ZMM-the orbicularis orbis muscle (OOM). We argue that the link between mood and vowel identity is related to orofacial muscle activity, which provides articulatory feedback to speakers on their emotional state. Experiment 2 tests this hypothesis more specifically. Participants rated the funniness of cartoons while repeatedly articulating either /i:/ (ZMM) or /o:/ (OOM). In line with our hypothesis, the cartoons were rated as funnier by subjects articulating /i:/ than by those articulating /o:/.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Rummer, Ralf UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schweppe, Judith UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schlegelmilch, Rene UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-0285-5291 UNSPECIFIED Grice, Martine UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4973-4059 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-441428
DOI:	10.1037/a0035752
Journal or Publication Title:	Emotion
Volume:	14
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 246 - 251
Date:	2014
Publisher:	AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
Place of Publication:	WASHINGTON
ISSN:	1931-1516
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Fächergruppe 1: Kunstgeschichte, Musikwissenschaft, Medienkultur und Theater, Linguistik, IDH > Institut für Linguistik > Phonetik
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language EMOTION; LANGUAGE Multiple languages Psychology, Experimental Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/44142