Melody matters: An acoustic study of domestic cat meows in six contexts and four mental states

Susanne Schötz; Joost van de Weijer; Robert Eklund

Melody matters: An acoustic study of domestic cat meows in six contexts and four mental states

Susanne Schötz, Joost van de Weijer, Robert Eklund

Linköping University

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Sammanfattning

This study investigates domestic cat vocalisations in different contexts and mental states. Measures of fundamental frequency (f0) and duration as well as f0 contours of 780 meows from 40 cats were analysed. We found significant effects of recording context and of mental state on f0 and duration. Additionally, contours in positive (affiliative) contexts and mental states were predominantly rising, while those produced in negative contexts and mental states were predominantly falling. Our results suggest that cats use paralinguistic information and biological codes to signal mental state.

Originalspråk	engelska
Titel på värdpublikation	Proc. 2nd Intl. Workshop on Vocal interactivity in-and-between Humans, Animals and Robots (VIHAR)
Redaktörer	Angela Dassow, Ricard Marxer, Roger K. Moore, Dan Stowell
Förlag	Ricard Marxer
Sidor	29-34
ISBN (elektroniskt)	978-2-9562029-1-2
Status	Published - 2019
Evenemang	VIHAR-2019: 2nd International Workshop on Vocal Interactivity in-and-between Humans, Animals and Robots - London, Storbritannien Varaktighet: 2019 aug. 29 → 2019 aug. 30 http://vihar-2019.vihar.org/

Workshop

Workshop	VIHAR-2019
Land/Territorium	Storbritannien
Ort	London
Period	2019/08/29 → 2019/08/30
Internetadress	http://vihar-2019.vihar.org/

Ämnesklassifikation (UKÄ)

Zoologi
Jämförande språkvetenskap och lingvistik

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http://vihar-2019.vihar.org/assets/VIHAR_2019_proceedings.pdf

1 Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift

Context Effects on Duration, Fundamental Frequency, and Intonation in Human-directed Domestic Cat Meows
Schötz, S., van de Weijer, J. & Eklund, R., 2024 jan. 3, I: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 270, 8 s., 106146.
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Öppen tillgång

1 Avslutade

Melody in human–cat communication
Schötz, S. (PI) & van de Weijer, J. (Forskare)
2016/07/01 → 2021/07/01
Projekt: Forskning

Lunds universitets Humanistlaboratorium
Gullberg, M. (Manager)
Humanistlaboratoriet
Infrastruktur

5 Framträdande i media
1 Presentation

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2021 sep. 10
Aktivitet: Annan › Framträdande i media
Ig-Nobel till svensk kattforskning
Schötz, S. (intervjuad)
2021 sep. 10
Aktivitet: Annan › Framträdande i media
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Schötz, S. (intervjuad)
2021 sep. 10
Aktivitet: Annan › Framträdande i media

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Schötz, S., van de Weijer, J., & Eklund, R. (2019). Melody matters: An acoustic study of domestic cat meows in six contexts and four mental states. I A. Dassow, R. Marxer, R. K. Moore, & D. Stowell (Red.), Proc. 2nd Intl. Workshop on Vocal interactivity in-and-between Humans, Animals and Robots (VIHAR) (s. 29-34). Ricard Marxer. http://vihar-2019.vihar.org/assets/VIHAR_2019_proceedings.pdf

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Melody matters: An acoustic study of domestic cat meows in six contexts and four mental states. / Schötz, Susanne ; van de Weijer, Joost; Eklund, Robert.
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Melody matters: An acoustic study of domestic cat meows in six contexts and four mental states

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Context Effects on Duration, Fundamental Frequency, and Intonation in Human-directed Domestic Cat Meows

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Melody in human–cat communication

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Lunds universitets Humanistlaboratorium

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