A preliminary study on acoustic correlates of tone2+tone2 disyllabic word stress in Mandarin

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Liu ◽  
Shuju Shi ◽  
Jinsong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Word Stress ◽  
Acoustic Correlates ◽  
Disyllabic Word ◽  
Preliminary Study

Acoustic correlates of word stress: A cross-linguistic survey

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Gordon ◽  
Timo Roettger
Keyword(s):  
American English ◽  
Relative Efficacy ◽  
Acoustic Parameters ◽  
Word Stress ◽  
Acoustic Correlates ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Relative Robustness

AbstractThe study of the acoustic correlates of word stress has been a fruitful area of phonetic research since the seminal research on American English by Dennis Fry over 50 years ago. This paper presents results of a cross-linguistic survey designed to distill a clearer picture of the relative robustness of different acoustic exponents of what has been referred to as word stress. Drawing on a survey of 110 (sub-) studies on 75 languages, we discuss the relative efficacy of various acoustic parameters in distinguishing stress levels.

Acoustic Correlates of Focus Marking in Czech and Polish

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 358-377
Author(s):  
Fatima Hamlaoui ◽  
Marzena Żygis ◽  
Jonas Engelmann ◽  
Michael Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Word Order ◽  
Noun Phrases ◽  
Close Correlation ◽  
Romance Languages ◽  
Word Stress ◽  
Acoustic Correlates ◽  
Production Study ◽  
Focus Marking ◽  
Prosodic Focus ◽  
Germanic Languages

Languages vary in the type of contexts that affect prosodic prominence. This paper reports on a production study investigating how different types of foci influence prosody in Polish and Czech noun phrases. The results show that in both languages, focus and givenness are marked prosodically, with pitch and intensity as the main acoustic correlates. Like Germanic languages, Polish and Czech patterns show prosodic focus marking in a broad range of contexts and differ in this regard from other fixed-word-stress languages such as French. This suggests that (a) Polish and Czech are similar to Germanic languages and are unlike Romance languages in marking a variety of types of focus prosodically; (b) there is no close correlation between fixed word stress and lack of prosodic focus marking because Polish, which has fixed stress on the penult, shows prosodic focus marking for all types of focus; and (c) there is no straightforward relationship between flexible word order and whether focus and givenness are prosodically marked, contrary to earlier claims, because both Czech and Polish, with their relatively flexible word order, are more similar to English than Romance languages.

scholarly journals Intensiivsus, rõhk ja välde eesti keeles

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-210
Author(s):  
Heete Sahkai ◽  
Meelis Mihkla
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Frequency ◽  
Intensity Level ◽  
Stressed Syllable ◽  
Word Stress ◽  
Acoustic Correlates ◽  
Word Level ◽  
Intensity Range ◽  
Intensity Parameters ◽  
Unstressed Syllable ◽  
Intensity Stress

Uurimuses vaadeldakse, kas ja millised intensiivsuse parameetrid eristavad eesti keeles (a) lauserõhutut, lauserõhulist ja emfaatilise lauserõhuga sõna, (b) sõnarõhulist ja -rõhutut silpi ning (c) kolme väldet, ning kas võimalikud korrelatsioonid on sõltu matud põhitoonist. Intensiivsuse parameetritest on vaatluse all sõnarõhulise silbi intensiivsuse tase, intensiivsuse ulatus sõnas ja intensiivsuse kontuur rõhulises silbis. Uurimuse tulemusena leiti, et lause tasandi tingimusi ‒ lauserõhutut, lauserõhulist ja emfaatilise lauserõhuga sõna ‒ eristab üksteisest rõhulise silbi intensiivsuse tase, mis on tugevalt seotud rõhulise silbi põhitoonitasemega. Sõna tasandi tingimusi ‒ sõna rõhulist silpi ja välteastmeid ‒ eristavad intensiivsuse parameetrid seevastu on põhitoonist sõltumatumad. Sõnarõhulist silpi eristab rõhutust kõrgem intensiivsuse tase, ning välteastmeid eristavad intensiivsuse ulatus sõnas ja intensiivsusekontuur rõhulises silbis. Abstract. Heete Sahkai and Meelis Mihkla: Intensity, stress, and quantity in Estonian. The study examines the correlations of overall intensity with a) deaccented, accented and emphatically accented words; b) stressed and unstressed syllables; and c) short, long and overlong word quantities. The study considers three intensity parameters: the intensity level and the intensity contour of the stressed syllable, and the intensity range of the word. The authors ask whether and which of these parameters correlate with the examined categories, and whether the possible correlations are independent of fundamental frequency. The study finds that the phrase level categories – deaccented, accented, and emphatically accented words – are distinguished by the intensity level of the stressed syllable, which correlates strongly with F0. The intensity parameters that correlate with the word level categories are more independent of F0. The stressed syllable is distinguished from the unstressed syllable by a higher intensity level. The three quantity degrees are distinguished by the intensity range of the word and the intensity contour in the stressed syllable. Keywords: Estonian, word quantity, word stress, phrasal stress, emphasis, acoustic correlates, intensity, fundamental frequency

scholarly journals Acoustic Correlates of Word Stress as a Cue to Accent Strength

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Volín ◽  
Lenka Weingartová
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Frequency ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
English Word ◽  
Linguistic Knowledge ◽  
Foreign Accent ◽  
Acoustic Cues ◽  
Spectral Slope ◽  
Word Stress ◽  
Acoustic Correlates ◽  
The Difference

Due to the clear interference of their mother tongue prosody, many Czech learners produce their English with a conspicuous foreign accent. The goal of the present study is to investigate the acoustic cues that differentiate stressed and unstressed syllabic nuclei and identify individual details concerning their contribution to the specific sound of Czech English. Speech production of sixteen female non-professional Czech and British speakers was analysed with the sounds segmented on a word and phone level and with both canonical and actual stress positions manually marked. Prior to analyses the strength of the foreign accent was assessed in a perception test. Subsequently, stressed and unstressed vowels were measured with respect to their duration, amplitude, fundamental frequency and spectral slope. Our results show that, in general, Czech speakers use much less acoustic marking of stress than the British subjects. The difference is most prominent in the domains of fundamental frequency and amplitude. The Czech speakers also deviate from the canonical placement of stress, shifting it frequently to the first syllable. On the other hand, they seem to approximate the needed durational difference quite successfully. These outcomes support the concept of language interference since they correspond with the existing linguistic knowledge about Czech and English word stress. The study adds specific details concerning the extent of this interference in four acoustic dimensions.

Methodological issues in the study of word stress correlates

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Timo Roettger ◽  
Matthew Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
Sample Sizes ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Word Stress ◽  
Acoustic Correlates ◽  
Word Level ◽  
As Stress

Abstract:The investigation of acoustic correlates of word stress is a prominent area of research. The literature is rife with studies of the acoustic exponents of what is often referred to as stress but the methodological diversity of this research has created an unclear picture of the properties robustly associated with it. The present paper explores the methodological issues involved in examining word stress correlates with the goal of proposing a set of recommendations for future research. Based on a survey of 110 (sub-) studies on 75 languages, desiderata for research on the acoustics of stress are identified: descriptions of employed methods should be as detailed as possible, speech material should be designed to allow for teasing apart word level stress from phrase level prominence, and sample sizes should be chosen according to statistical considerations.

Physiological and Musico-Acoustic Correlates of the Chill Response

2007 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 473-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Guhn ◽  
Alfons Hamm ◽  
Marcel Zentner
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Skin Conductance ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Affective States ◽  
Subjective Ratings ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Acoustic Correlates ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Physiological Reactions ◽  
Similar Dynamic

LISTENING TO MUSIC OFTEN EVOKES affective states that are accompanied by distinctive subjective experiences and specific physiological changes. In this study, we examined the phenomenon of chills and its concomitant physiological reactions. In a preliminary study, experimenter-selected music excerpts were played to 27 participants, and musical passages especially apt toelicit chill experiences were identified on the basis of subjective ratings. In a subsequent study with 27 new participants, subjective chill experiences and physiological responses were recorded in real time. The highest numbers of chills were experienced during musical passages characterized by similar dynamic, harmonic, and structural characteristics, which coincided with distinct patterns of heart rate and skin conductance increases. For participants experiencing a chill during these passages, increases in skin conductance were significantly larger than for participants without chills. The heart rate response did not differ between groups.

Acoustic Correlates of Word Stress

1972 ◽  
Vol 51 (1A) ◽  
pp. 101-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Medress ◽  
T. E. Skinner ◽  
D. E. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Word Stress ◽  
Acoustic Correlates
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