Cross‑Cultural Phonation Patterns as Indicators of Emotional States in Film

Chimbergenova Gulzar Azamatovna

Authors

Chimbergenova Gulzar Azamatovna Karakalpak State University named after Berdakh Author

Keywords:

Phonation, Modal Voice, Breathy Voice, Creaky Voice, Whisper, Vocal, Vibration, Tone

Abstract

This research aims to analyse how phonation types—modal, breathy, creaky, falsetto, and whisper—signal emotional states in film dialogue. The study examines English dialogues from the 1991 American romantic comedy Father of the Bride and compares it with a Karakalpak movie, Civilizaciya(Civilization), to identify cross-linguistic and cultural differences in emotional voice quality. Auditory phonetic analysis of selected scenes—primarily regarding vocal fold vibration, airflow, and voice quality changes and their context of emotion. Results reveal that phonation variation signals specific emotions and enhances audience understanding of character psychology, while differences between the two films suggest that cultural prosody and acting traditions drive differences in the production and interpretation of emotional phonation.

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