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If someone has ever told you to "take your time" when you're actually taking your time, or called you "Sherlock" after pointing out the obvious, you're familiar with what can be an uncomfortable form ...

Instructing us in the basics of paraverbal behavior, our mother used to say “Der Ton macht die Musik” (The tone makes the music). She anticipated the experimental finding that the reception and the ...