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The decibel levels of screams may be very high.And this has become an issue in the sport of tennis particularly with regards to [[Maria Shirapova]]'s loud [[tennis grunt|tennis grunts]] which have been measured as high as 101.2 decibels.<ref name="grunt">[http://www.theage.com.au/news/tennis/grunters-told-to-stop-the-racket/2007/12/18/1197740272449.html Tennis grunters told to stop the racket], by Linda Pearce, The Age.com, retrieved |
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December 19, 2007</ref> The human range for screaming in decibels is between 0 and 112.8 which is the world record held by Alan Myatt.<ref name="rec">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1396836.stm Quiet night's sleep for 'world's loudest man'], BBC Health News, June 19, 2001</ref>The pitch varies depending on the justification for a scream.{{section-stub}} |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 23:53, 28 February 2008
A scream, shout, holler, or yell is a loud human audio vocalization where the person makes a loud cry by expelling gas largely made of carbon dioxide from their lungs.
Motivation
These exclamations may be motivated by extreme emotion such as horror, excitement, or pain.
Fear
When human beings are taken over by extreme fear they may scream for various and sometimes intermingled reasons. These reasons include scaring away an attacker, calling attention to themselves for help. Screaming as a result of fear from a practical joke may be cause for embarrassment.
Happiness
When people are overcome by joy such at an encounter with someone which they long to encounter such as their romantic interest or family member or friend who has been away they may exclaim with a scream their excitement for this occasion. People often scream out of joy when someone they hate has died or they have won a prize.
Pain
When people suffer from injuries which are very painful such as broken bones or gun shots or being struck by a blunt object such as a hammer or door they often scream in fear or surprise of this event. This may be a vocalization used to deal with the shock of the incident or perhaps an evolucionazational adaptation used to warn others of danger.
Purpose
Dialogue
Some people, when arguing begin to raise their voices to the point that they are screaming at each other in anger while continuing their debate exchange. Terminology includes "shouting match".
Audio
The decibel levels of screams may be very high.And this has become an issue in the sport of tennis particularly with regards to Maria Shirapova's loud tennis grunts which have been measured as high as 101.2 decibels.[1] The human range for screaming in decibels is between 0 and 112.8 which is the world record held by Alan Myatt.[2]The pitch varies depending on the justification for a scream.
See also
- ^ Tennis grunters told to stop the racket, by Linda Pearce, The Age.com, retrieved December 19, 2007
- ^ Quiet night's sleep for 'world's loudest man', BBC Health News, June 19, 2001