: Oliver Niebuhr
: Understanding Prosody The Role of Context, Function and Communication
: De Gruyter Mouton
: 9783110301465
: Language, Context and CognitionISSN
: 1
: CHF 159.70
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: Allgemeine und Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft
: English
: 344
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< >The volume represents a state-of-the-art snapshot of the research on prosody for phoneticians, linguists and speech technologists. It covers well-known models and languages. How are prosodies linked to speech sounds? What are the relations between prosody and grammar? What does speech perception tell us about prosody, particularly about the constituting elements of intonation and rhythm? The papers of the volume address questions like these with a special focus on how the notion of context-based coding, the knowledge of prosodic functions and the communicative embedding of prosodic elements can advance our understanding of prosody.



< >Oliver Niebuhr, University of Kiel, Germany.

Preface7
Intrinsic coherence of prosodic and segmental aspects of speech15
Danish stød — Towards simpler structural principles?41
Prosodic allomorphs in the Estonian declension system61
The application of the Fujisaki model in quantitative prosody research69
Rhythm classes and speech perception89
On the nature of perceptual differences between accentual peaks and plateaux107
Regional varieties of Swedish: Models and synthesis133
Revisiting Southern and Central Swedish intonation from a comparative and functional perspective149
Late pitch accents in hat and dip intonation patterns173
Perceptual evidence for contrast enhancement in tone-intonation interaction201
Prosodies in Conversation215
Meter specific timing and prominence in German poetry and prose233
Perceptual isochrony and fluency in speech by normal talkers under varying task demands251
Fine phonetic detail in prosody. Cross-language differences need not inhibit communication273
Now for something completely different: Anticipatory effects of intonation303
Short portraits of the authors327
Author index333
Subject index339