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The Signalling of German Rising-Falling Intonation Categories – The Interplay of Synchronization, Shape, and Height

Published/Copyright: October 4, 2007
Phonetica
From the journal Phonetica Volume 64 Issue 2-3

Abstract

Based on the phonology of the Kiel Intonation Model (KIM), a tripartite oppositionof German intonation is investigated: early, medial, and late peaks. Theseintonation categories, which can be projected onto H + L*, H*, and L* + H in theAM framework, are described in the KIM as rising-falling F<inf>0</inf> peak patterns differentiatedby their synchronization with the accented-vowel onset. Perception experimentswere carried out, showing that the function-based identification of the peakcategories is not only influenced by peak synchronization, but also by peak shapeand height. While the complete spectrum of findings is not covered by the currentphonological modelling, the findings corroborate the existence of all three categoriesin German intonation and support the idea that the timing of the peakmovements with regard to the accented vowel is important for their perceptualdifferentiation.

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Published Online: 2007-10-04
Published in Print: 2007-08-01

© 2007 S. Karger AG, Basel

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https://doi.org/10.1159/000107915

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Editorial
  2. Two Anniversaries – 75 Years of International Congresses of Phonetic Sciences and 50 Years of Phonetica
  3. Original Paper
  4. Voice Register in Khmu’: Experiments in Production and Perception
  5. The ‘Trough Effect’: an Ultrasound Study
  6. Effects of Acoustic Variability in the Perceptual Learning of Non-Native-Accented Speech Sounds
  7. The Influence of Ambient Speech on Adult Speech Productions through Unintentional Imitation
  8. The Signalling of German Rising-Falling Intonation Categories – The Interplay of Synchronization, Shape, and Height
  9. In Memoriam
  10. Jørgen Rischel
  11. Further Section
  12. Publications Received for Review
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