'
Ma' is important '
Kansei information' (the opposite concept of 'logical information') in communication. In all the cultures of Japan '
Ma' has been of great importance. Consequently there are a large number of descriptions that deal with '
Ma' qualitatively, but not quantitatively. The quantitative researches about '
Ma'in speech and music are reported in this paper. The psychological and physical data on '
Ma' were obtained by experiments and measurements. Following points at issue are discussed here: the suitable length of '
Ma', the relationship between the length of '
Ma' and breathing, the role of '
Ma' in expressing and/or understanding speaker's intention and emotion and the role of the switching pause('
Ma') in building a relationship with the conversational partner.
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