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Two kinds of meaning in speech: what you say vs. how you feel

Words carry facts; voices carry feelings. 🎙️🧩😊📊 This study separates descriptive semantics (the content) from expressive semantics (the emotion). After viewing emotional movie segments, participants described their experiences. Findings: descriptive semantics align with intended emotions, while expressive semantics correlate with evoked emotions (valence/arousal). Why it matters: Speech Emotion Recognition can

By Kari Jaaskelainen