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Pitch and intensity are distinct acoustic properties of sound.
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Is it true that pitch and intensity are distinct acoustic properties of sound?
Yes. Pitch and intensity are universally recognized in acoustics and psychoacoustics as separate properties of sound, corresponding respectively to perceived frequency and loudness.
Verdict: SUPPORTED · 9 sources for, 0 against · Last checked
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Treats interaural time and intensity differences as separate cues, implying distinct properties.
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J, M. B. C. (1989). Academic Press: An introduction to the psychology of hearing. Academic Press. https://archive.org/details/introductiontops0000moor_u4c5
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Explicitly distinguishes between fundamental frequency, pitch, and other properties as separate sound attributes.
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author, B. A. S. (1990). MIT Press: Auditory scene analysis : the perceptual organization of sound. MIT Press. https://archive.org/details/auditorysceneana0000breg
Distinguishes between sound intensity (loudness) and frequency as basic features of sound.
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Birkhäuser: Sensory systems. (1988). Birkhäuser. https://archive.org/details/sensorysystems0000unse
Analyzes pitch and intensity as separate acoustic features/predictors in laughter.
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Wood, A., Martin, J., & Niedenthal, P. (2017). PLoS ONE: Towards a social functional account of laughter: Acoustic features convey reward, affiliation, and dominance.. PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183811
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Duplicate of item 12, treating pitch and intensity as separate features.
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OpenAIRE: Towards a social functional account of laughter: Acoustic features convey reward, affiliation, and dominance. (2017). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183811
Lists pitch, duration, intensity, and spectrum as distinct intrinsic characteristics of sound.
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González, M., Oludare, O., & Oludare, O. (2022). Frontiers in Communication: The Speech Surrogacy Systems of the Yoruba Dùndún and Bàtá Drums. On the Interface Between Organology and Phonology. Frontiers in Communication. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2021.652542
Identifies pitch, timbre, and loudness as distinct perceptual properties dependent on acoustic cues.
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OpenAIRE: Processes of auditory organization during music listening. (2024). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198939177.003.0002
Differentiates pitch height, spectral energy, and vocal intensity as distinct acoustic features.
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OpenAIRE: Acoustic Features of Emotional Expression in Preverbal Infant Vocalizations. (2025). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10919-025-00498-9
Lists pitch, intensity, and duration as distinct factors involved in word stress.
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OpenAIRE: THE WORD STRESS OF UZBEK, KARAKALPAK AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE. (2023). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7989079
Measures duration, pitch, and intensity separately as prosodic/acoustic cues.
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OpenAIRE: Prosody and syntactic structures in continuous speech in French. (2013). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4799002
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