Towards a typology of prominence perception : the role of duration

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Author(s)

  • Adrian Leemann
  • Marie-José Kolly
  • Yang Li
  • Geraldine Kwek
  • Anna Jespersen

Detail(s)

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the International Conference on Speech Prosody
Pages445-449
Volume2016-January
Publication statusPublished - May 2016
Externally publishedYes

Conference

Title8th Speech Prosody 2016
PlaceUnited States
CityBoston
Period31 May - 3 June 2016

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Abstract

Listeners of different languages have been reported to vary significantly in prominence perception tasks. We know very little, however, about which exact cues different listeners use in these tasks. In this study, we examined the role of duration in the perception of prominence in both typologically different and related languages. The stimuli consisted of the disyllabic logatome <baba> for which the durations of the first and second syllable were systematically manipulated. 80 listeners (8 varieties*10 listeners/variety) judged the relative prominence of the two syllables. We found that differences in the sensitivity to duration cues between varieties of the same language can be equal in magnitude to those found for typologically unrelated languages. Results are discussed in light of prosodic typology and speech perception.

Research Area(s)

  • Dialectology, Linguistic typology, Perception, Prominence, Stress, Varieties of English

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Towards a typology of prominence perception: the role of duration. / Leemann, Adrian; Kolly, Marie-José; Li, Yang et al.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Speech Prosody. Vol. 2016-January 2016. p. 445-449.

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review