Sentential Form and Prosodic Structure of Catalan

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingo Feldhausen
Keyword(s):  
Prosodic Structure ◽  
Sentential Form

Impact of prosodic structure and information density on dynamic formant trajectories in German

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Brandt ◽  
Frank Zimmerer ◽  
Bistra Andreeva ◽  
Bernd Möbius
Keyword(s):  
Prosodic Structure ◽  
Information Density

Subtractive MLM and Prosodically Defective Morphemes

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Zimmermann
Keyword(s):  
Prosodic Structure ◽  
Standard Assumption ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Representative Data

It is shown how the theory of PDM accounts for instances of subtractive MLM—the empirical phenomenon that is notoriously challenging for the claim that morphology is additive. Two general mechanisms inside PDM can predict subtractive MLM: usurpation of moras and the defective integration of morphemic prosodic nodes. Usurpation can arise if a segment underlyingly lacks a mora and ‘usurps’ it from a neighbouring segment that is hence deprived of it. In the second scenario, a prosodic node that is underlyingly not integrated into the higher/lower prosodic structure is affixed to a base and remains defectively integrated in the output. Given the standard assumption that only elements properly integrated under the highest prosodic node of the prosodic hierarchy are visible for the phonetics, this affix node and everything it dominates remain phonetically uninterpreted. It is shown how all attested types of subtractive MLM in the representative data set fall out from these two basic mechanisms.

The Prosodic Structure of “Ode to the West Wind”

1950 ◽  
Vol CXCV (feb18) ◽  
pp. 77-78
Author(s):  
S. C. Wilcox
Keyword(s):  
Prosodic Structure ◽  
The West ◽  
West Wind

Prosodic Structure in Language Understanding: Evidence from Tone Sandhi in Mandarin

1989 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 337-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shari R. Speer ◽  
Chi-Lin Shih ◽  
Maria L. Slowiaczek
Keyword(s):  
Prosodic Structure ◽  
Tone Sandhi ◽  
Language Understanding

TOWARD UNDERSTANDING THE GENERATIVE CAPACITY OF ERASING RULES IN MATRIX GRAMMARS

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (02) ◽  
pp. 411-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
GEORG ZETZSCHE
Keyword(s):  
Petri Net ◽  
Open Problem ◽  
Generative Capacity ◽  
Arbitrary Matrix ◽  
Matrix Grammar ◽  
Sentential Form

This article presents approaches to the open problem of whether erasing rules can be eliminated in matrix grammars. The class of languages generated by non-erasing matrix grammars is characterized by the newly introduced linear Petri net grammars. Petri net grammars are known to be equivalent to arbitrary matrix grammars (without appearance checking). In linear Petri net grammars, the marking has to be linear in size with respect to the length of the sentential form. The characterization by linear Petri net grammars is then used to show that applying linear erasing to a Petri net language yields a language generated by a non-erasing matrix grammar. It is also shown that in Petri net grammars (with final markings and arbitrary labeling), erasing rules can be eliminated, which yields two reformulations of the problem of whether erasing rules in matrix grammars can be eliminated.

Génération automatique de la structure prosodique en français

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-91
Author(s):  
Philippe Martin
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Frequency ◽  
Automatic Segmentation ◽  
Prosodic Structure ◽  
Automatic Annotation ◽  
Structure Form ◽  
Stressed Syllable ◽  
Automated Process ◽  
Dependency Relations ◽  
Phonological Rules

An automated process for building a prosodic structure form transcribed speech recordings in French is presented, based on the incremental prosodic model [1, 2, 3]. In this model, the prosodic structure is defined incrementally by dependency relations instantiated by melodic contours located on the last syllable of the last word of stress groups, subject to a rhythmic constrain limiting the gap between successive stressed syllable to a 250-1250 ms range. Although they frequently contain lexical words (noun, verb, adverb, adjective), stress groups in French can also include only grammatical words (pronoun, conjunction, preposition). Melodic contours are phonologically defined from their melodic rise or fall and their glissando value ensuring their function as dependency markers between stress groups. The algorithm proceeds from an orthographic transcription as follows: 1. Automatic segmentation of the orthographic text into IPA and word tiers 2. Automatic annotation of stressed vowels in three classes (followed by 250 ms silence, above the glissando threshold and lexical category based) 3. Assignment of melodic contours from fundamental frequency values at stressed vowels boundaries. Comparisons with automatic and manual stressed syllable annotation on existing corpora are given, showing the validity of the phonological rules implemented in the algorithm.

Mesoamerica

2020 ◽  
pp. 407-427
Author(s):  
Christian DiCanio ◽  
Ryan Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Complex Tone ◽  
Prosodic Structure ◽  
Metrical Structure ◽  
Linguistic Typology ◽  
Areal Distribution ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mesoamerican Languages

The Mesoamerican linguistic area is rich with prosodic phenomena, including a wide variety of complex tone, phonation, stress, and intonational systems. The diversity of prosodic patterns in Mesoamerica reflects the extreme time-depth and complex history of the languages spoken there. This chapter surveys the prosody of Mesoamerican languages and some past analyses of their structures. Topics include the areal distribution of tonal complexity; interactions between stress, tone, and segmental contrasts; the phonetics of tone and phonation; metrical structure; and higher-level prosodic phenomena. Case studies from different languages also highlight interactions between morphological and word-prosodic structure. These topics underscore the importance of research on Mesoamerican languages to both phonological theory and linguistic typology.

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