Understanding Prosody : : The Role of Context, Function and Communication /

Understanding Prosody : : The Role of Context, Function and Communication / / ed. by Oliver Niebuhr.

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The volume represents a state-of-the-art snapshot of the research on prosody for phoneticians, linguists and speech technologists. It covers well-known models and languages. How are prosodies linked to speech sounds? What are the relations between prosody and grammar? What does speech perception tel...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
MitwirkendeR:
Ambrazaitis, Gilbert,
Andreeva, Bistra,
Arvaniti, Amalia,
Barnes, Jonathan,
Barry, William J.,
Basbøll, Hans,
Beskow, Jonas,
Braun, Bettina,
Bruce, Gösta,
Brugos, Alejna,
Chen, Aoju,
Dilley, Laura C.,
Frid, Johan,
Granström, Björn,
Grønnum, Nina,
Gustafson, Joakim,
Heffner, Christopher C.,
Lehiste, Ilse,
Liu, Fang,
Mixdorff, Hansjörg,
Niebuhr, Oliver,
Ogden, Richard,
Schötz, Susanne,
Segerup, My,
Shattuck-Hufnagel, Stefanie,
Veilleux, Nanette,
Wagner, Petra,
Wallace, Jessica,
Werth, Alexander,
Xu, Yi,
Zellers, Margaret K.,
HerausgeberIn:
Niebuhr, Oliver,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2012]
©2013
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Language, Context and Cognition , 13
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Physical Description:1 online resource (330 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Intrinsic coherence of prosodic and segmental aspects of speech
  • Danish stød – Towards simpler structural principles?
  • Prosodic allomorphs in the Estonian declension system
  • The application of the Fujisaki model in quantitative prosody research
  • Rhythm classes and speech perception
  • On the nature of perceptual differences between accentual peaks and plateaux
  • Regional varieties of Swedish: Models and synthesis
  • Revisiting Southern and Central Swedish intonation from a comparative and functional perspective
  • Late pitch accents in hat and dip intonation patterns
  • Perceptual evidence for contrast enhancement in tone-intonation interaction
  • Prosodies in conversation
  • Meter specific timing and prominence in German poetry and prose
  • Perceptual isochrony and fluency in speech by normal talkers under varying task demands
  • Fine phonetic detail in prosody. Cross-language differences need not inhibit communication
  • Now for something completely different: Anticipatory effects of intonation
  • Short portraits of the authors
  • Author index
  • Subject index

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