Towards a typology of prominence perception: the role of duration

Adrian Leemann; Marie-José Kolly; Yang Li; Ricky Chan; Geraldine Kwek; Anna Jespersen

doi:10.21437/speechprosody.2016-91

Towards a typology of prominence perception: the role of duration

Adrian Leemann
, Marie-José Kolly
, Yang Li
, Ricky Chan
, Geraldine Kwek
, Anna Jespersen

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

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the International Conference on Speech Prosody
Pages	445-449
Volume	2016-January
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21437/speechprosody.2016-91
Publication status	Published - May 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	8th Speech Prosody 2016 - Boston, United States Duration: 31 May 2016 → 3 Jun 2016 http://sites.bu.edu/speechprosody2016/schedule/detailed-program/

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Conference	8th Speech Prosody 2016
Place	United States
City	Boston
Period	31/05/16 → 3/06/16
Internet address	http://sites.bu.edu/speechprosody2016/schedule/detailed-program/

Research Keywords

Dialectology
Linguistic typology
Perception
Prominence
Stress
Varieties of English

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