Analysis of intonation contours in portrayed emotions using the Fujisaki model

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of f0 contours in portrayed emotions, using the Fujisaki model. The focus is on quantifying the f0 differences among the six emotions investigated (surprised, bored, neutral, angry, happy, and sad). The small dataset contained an utterance produced with the intention of portraying the six emotions (4 repetitions each). Preliminary results show that the Fujisaki parametrisation captures some striking intonational characteristics of these (intended) emotions. They indicate not only broad global differences, but also changes in the relationship of utterance internal constituents.