Abstract
This paper addresses the issue of tonal perception as it relates to special configurations, i.e. fundamental frequency (F0) plateaux. We here review a series of perceptual experiments in two different languages, Italian (Naples and Pisa variety) and German. A subset of the auditory stimuli employed in these studies contained a high F0 plateau, which had to be either identified for a specific tonal category or matched to a previous context. The results show a tendency, for all languages, to match a pitch accent category having a late H peak target to plateau stimuli, which might be due to a universal auditory integration mechanism. This has consequences for intonation models, since the relationship between dynamic characteristics of accentual contours and tonal target location is complex and not always immediately identifiable with turning points.
| Original language | American English |
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| Journal | Proceedings of the International Conference on Speech Prosody |
| State | Published - 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 5th International Conference on Speech Prosody: Every Language, Every Style, SP 2010 - Chicago, United States Duration: May 10 2010 → May 14 2010 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Language and Linguistics
- Linguistics and Language
Keywords
- Pitch accent category
- Pitch perception
- Tonal alignment