Paralanguage vocal features – UGC NET Question

Paralanguage refers to vocal characteristics that accompany spoken words,such as pitch,volume and rate. These features influence how listeners interpret emotions,attitudes and emphasis. The stem lists exactly these vocal variations. Therefore they belong to paralanguage.

Option A:
Paralanguage helps distinguish sarcasm,enthusiasm or boredom even when the same words are used. This aligns with the idea of changing the impact of a message.

Option B:
Proxemics concerns space and distance,not voice quality.

Option C:
Semantics is about the meaning of words,not how they are spoken.

Option D:
Haptics focuses on touch and is unrelated to vocal modulation.