01218nas a2200169   4500008004100000020002200041245005200063210005200115520064600167653002200813653003000835653005700865100002300922700002700945700002100972856005500993       2019                        eng d  a978-3-030-30733-200aPhonetic Variation in Cat–Human Communication0 aPhonetic Variation in Cat–Human Communication3 a<p>In this chapter, the phonetic variation of the vocal communication between domestic cats and humans is summarised and described, based on previous research as well as more recent studies and observations. Emphasis lies on classifying and describing the different vocalisation types of the cat using phonetic methods and terminology. The articulation, phonetic transcription and acoustic patterns of the most common vocalisation types are described. In addition, the segments (vowel and consonants), the prosody (the tone, intonation, rhythm and dynamics) of cat sounds as well as human perception of cat vocalisations is summarised.</p>
10aCat vocalisations10aCat–human communication10aPhonetic description and transcription of cat sounds1 aPastorinho, Ramiro1 aSousa, Ana, Catarina A1 aSchötz, Susanne  uhttp://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-30734-902169nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245010400055210006900159260001600228300001100244490000600255520132100261653002501582653001501607653001101622653001501633653002301648653001501671100002701686700002401713700002801737700002501765856012501790       2019                        eng d  a2054-570300aPawsitively sad: pet-owners are more sensitive to negative emotion in animal distress vocalizations0 aPawsitively sad petowners are more sensitive to negative emotion  cJun-08-2021  a1815550 v63 a<p>Pets have numerous, effective methods to communicate with their human hosts. Perhaps most conspicuous of these are distress vocalizations: in cats, the &lsquo;miaow&rsquo; and in dogs, the &lsquo;whine&rsquo; or &lsquo;whimper&rsquo;. We compared a sample of young adults who owned cats and or dogs (&lsquo;pet-owners&rsquo; n = 264) and who did not (n=297) on their ratings of the valence of animal distress vocalizations, taken from a standardized database of sounds. We also examined these participants&rsquo; self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression, and their scores on a measure of interpersonal relationship functioning. Pet-owners rated the animal distress vocalizations as sadder than adults who did not own a pet. Cat-owners specifically gave the most negative ratings of cat miaows compared with other participants, but were no different in their ratings of other sounds. Dog sounds were rated more negatively overall, in fact as negatively as human baby cries. Pet-owning adults (cat only, dog only, both) were not significantly different from adults with no pets on symptoms of depression, anxiety or on self- reported interpersonal relationship functioning. We suggest that pet ownership is associated with greater sensitivity to negative emotion in cat and dog distress vocalizations.</p>
10aanimal vocalizations10acat miaows10acrying10adog whines10aemotion perception10apet-owners1 aParsons, Christine, E.1 aLeBeau, Richard, T.1 aKringelbach, Morten, L.1 aYoung, Katherine, S.  uhttps://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.181555https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.181555