scholarly journals The role of predictability and structure in word stress processing: an ERP study on Cairene Arabic and a cross-linguistic comparison

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrike Domahs ◽  
Johannes A. Knaus ◽  
Heba El Shanawany ◽  
Richard Wiese
Keyword(s):  
Word Stress ◽  
Stress Processing ◽  
Cairene Arabic

On the importance of being bilingual: Word stress processing in a context of segmental variability

2015 ◽  
Vol 132 ◽  
pp. 111-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nawal Abboub ◽  
Ranka Bijeljac-Babic ◽  
Josette Serres ◽  
Thierry Nazzi
Keyword(s):  
Word Stress ◽  
Stress Processing

scholarly journals A linguistic investigation of disyllabic or feminine rhymes in Serbian poetry

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-156
Author(s):  
Draga Zec
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Period ◽  
Word Stress ◽  
Lexical Composition ◽  
Final Syllable ◽  
Insight Into

This paper focuses on the prosodic properties of disyllabic, that is to say, feminine rhymes in Serbian poetry. On the basis of a quantitatively analyzed poetic database, which includes eight poets, four from the Romantic and four from the Post-Romantic period, we have identified word stress as a highly relevant prosodic property. The investigation of its role in creating rhyming pairs resulted in a classification of feminine rhymes into three types: resonant, semi-resonant, and non-resonant. This classification is based on the presence or absence of stress in the domain of rhyme, which begins with the rightmost strong metrical position in a line, followed by a weak final syllable. In resonant rhymes both lines that form a rhyming pair contain stress in their domains, in semi-resonant rhymes only one of the lines contains stress, while in non-resonant rhymes, stress is absent from both. The role of stress is demarcative: it signals the beginning of the domain of rhyme, thereby considerably promoting its effectiveness. The most effective are resonant rhymes, with demarcated domains in both lines, next in effectiveness are semi-resonant rhymes, with demarcation in only one of the lines, while non-resonant rhymes, which lack demarcation, are the least effective. Based on this classification, clear differences can be established not only among individual poets, but also among poetic eras. Moreover, the classification of feminine rhymes into resonant, semi-resonant and non-resonant allows for a detailed insight into their lexical composition, that is, into the prosodic profiles of words that constitute them.

Word stress processing integrates phonological abstraction with lexical access – An ERP study

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 100959
Author(s):  
Karolina Broś ◽  
Martin Meyer ◽  
Maria Kliesch ◽  
Volker Dellwo
Keyword(s):  
Lexical Access ◽  
Word Stress ◽  
Stress Processing

The Role of Target Word Stress in Auditory Comprehension by Aphasic Listeners

1991 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 334-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikael D.Z. Kimelman
Keyword(s):  
Target Word ◽  
Auditory Comprehension ◽  
Word Stress ◽  
Prosodic Cues ◽  
Word Prosody ◽  
Target Words

The present investigation was designed to determine the influence of stressed word prosody on auditory comprehension by listeners with aphasia. Paragraph-length narratives were computer-edited to yield two conditions. In one condition, both the target words and the surrounding context were prosodically neutral; in the second condition, target words were stressed and the surrounding contexts were prosodically neutral. The paragraph-length stimuli were presented to 10 aphasic listeners and their comprehension was tested. Analysis revealed that prosodic information carried only by stressed target words, within paragraph-length stimuli, did not provide significant comprehension benefits to aphasic listeners. The comprehension improvement typically observed when paragraph-length narratives are stressed is, therefore, most likely due to prosodic cues that precede stress-bearing target words.

Working memory contributes to word stress processing in a fixed-stress language

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Borbála German ◽  
Ferenc Honbolygó ◽  
Valéria Csépe ◽  
Andrea Kóbor
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Word Stress ◽  
Stress Processing

Blame the French

2021 ◽  
pp. 83-115
Author(s):  
Arika Okrent ◽  
Sean O’Neill
Keyword(s):  
Speech Sound ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Word Stress ◽  
Land Administration ◽  
Word Forms ◽  
French Words ◽  
William The Conqueror ◽  
Stress Patterns

This chapter explains the role of the French in the weirdness of English. In 1066, William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy, came over from France to defeat the English king and claim the throne. For the next few hundred years, England was controlled by French speakers. But the majority of people in England, those who did not rule, preach, study, or own land, did not become French speakers. Nevertheless, the ruling language managed to mix its way in. Because they controlled all official institutions, the vocabulary of government, law, and land administration came to be overwhelmingly rooted in Norman influence. Ultimately, the French transformed the vocabulary of English not just by introducing French words in almost every aspect of life, but also by providing an easy gateway to Latin borrowing and word creation. The French also introduced new word stress patterns that created confusion and splits based on stress alone, and left behind old word forms and phrase ordering. It even encouraged the development of a new English speech sound with its own letter, v.

scholarly journals Stress perception following childhood adversity: Unique associations with adversity type and sex

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 343-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison M. LoPilato ◽  
Jean Addington ◽  
Carrie E. Bearden ◽  
Kristin S. Cadenhead ◽  
Tyrone D. Cannon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Adversity ◽  
Stress Perception ◽  
Physical Health Outcomes ◽  
Stress Vulnerability ◽  
Morning Cortisol ◽  
Stress Processing ◽  
Youth At Risk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractChildhood adversity is associated with poor mental and physical health outcomes across the life span. Alterations in the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis are considered a key mechanism underlying these associations, although findings have been mixed. These inconsistencies suggest that other aspects of stress processing may underlie variations in this these associations, and that differences in adversity type, sex, and age may be relevant. The current study investigated the relationship between childhood adversity, stress perception, and morning cortisol, and examined whether differences in adversity type (generalized vs. threat and deprivation), sex, and age had distinct effects on these associations. Salivary cortisol samples, daily hassle stress ratings, and retrospective measures of childhood adversity were collected from a large sample of youth at risk for serious mental illness including psychoses (n= 605, mean age = 19.3). Results indicated that childhood adversity was associated with increased stress perception, which subsequently predicted higher morning cortisol levels; however, these associations were specific to threat exposures in females. These findings highlight the role of stress perception in stress vulnerability following childhood adversity and highlight potential sex differences in the impact of threat exposures.

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