On the Variabilty in F₀ Patterning and the Function of F₀ Timing in Languages where Pitch Cues Stress
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Nina Thorsen
Abstract
The basic property of pitch as a cue to linguistic stress is fundamental frequency (F₀) change. That leaves room for a lot of variation: in the direction of the change, the amount of change, and its exact coordination with the stressed syllable. Examples (from the literature) from a number of languages and dialects attest that they do indeed exhibit quite striking differences in the stress/F₀ relationship. The decisiveness, under certain circumstances, of the timing of F₀ events is illustrated by the results of a pilot experiment with a disyllabic Danish word: The location of a two-semitone rise from the first to the second syllable – before or after the intervocalic sonorant consonant – will shift listeners’ location of the stress.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Special Section
- Contents, Vol. 39, No.4-5, 1982
- Preface
- Paper
- Interaction between Articulatory Movements and Vocal Pitch Control in Japanese Word Accent
- F₀ in the Production of Lenis and Fortis Plosives
- Algorithms and Devices for Pitch Determination of Speech Signals
- Significant Points: Pitch Period Detection as a Problem of Segmentation
- Declination: Construct or Intrinsic Feature of Speech Pitch ?
- Textual Aspects of Prosody in Swedish
- Swedish Prosody
- On the Variabilty in F₀ Patterning and the Function of F₀ Timing in Languages where Pitch Cues Stress
- What Makes Speakers Omit Pitch Accents ? An Experiment
