The article "The Sound of Emotional Prosody: Nearly 3 Decades of Research and Future Directions" by Pauline Larrouy-Maestri, David Poeppel, and Marc D. Pell provides an overview of the extensive research on emotional prosody, which involves the acoustic properties of vocal expressions that convey linguistic and paralinguistic information, such as a speaker's emotional state. Despite decades of research, the mapping between acoustic features and emotional states remains unclear. The authors outline the rich literature on emotional prosody, highlighting its importance in psychology, clinical applications, and technological advancements. They discuss the progress made in identifying relevant acoustic cues and features, such as pitch, spectral, and temporal dimensions, and the challenges in defining a comprehensive and definitive description of the sound of specific emotions. The article also explores factors affecting the mapping between acoustics and emotions, including the nature of speech material, linguistic elements, and cultural influences. Finally, the authors propose concrete research directions to address current challenges and establish a solid foundation for characterizing the sound of emotional prosody.The article "The Sound of Emotional Prosody: Nearly 3 Decades of Research and Future Directions" by Pauline Larrouy-Maestri, David Poeppel, and Marc D. Pell provides an overview of the extensive research on emotional prosody, which involves the acoustic properties of vocal expressions that convey linguistic and paralinguistic information, such as a speaker's emotional state. Despite decades of research, the mapping between acoustic features and emotional states remains unclear. The authors outline the rich literature on emotional prosody, highlighting its importance in psychology, clinical applications, and technological advancements. They discuss the progress made in identifying relevant acoustic cues and features, such as pitch, spectral, and temporal dimensions, and the challenges in defining a comprehensive and definitive description of the sound of specific emotions. The article also explores factors affecting the mapping between acoustics and emotions, including the nature of speech material, linguistic elements, and cultural influences. Finally, the authors propose concrete research directions to address current challenges and establish a solid foundation for characterizing the sound of emotional prosody.