Question

Which one of the following is a para linguistic cue in communication? 
1. Facial expression
2. Gesture
3. Tonal pitch
4. Posture

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Tonal pitch

The correct answer is Tonal pitch.

• Paralinguistics are an important component of communication that can enhance or alter the meaning of verbal communication. 
• These the “non-lexical” features of spoken communication such as “includes accent, pitch, volume, speech rate, modulation, and fluency".
• Whenever there is confusion or stereotyping in cross-cultural communication, paralinguistics is most often responsible.
• There are significant pitch differences across cultures; for example, Japanese females adopt an extremely high pitch, separating themselves acoustically from Japanese males, whereas for English speakers, the male pitch is less differentiated from the female pitch.