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A Perceptual Study of Intonation

A Perceptual Study of Intonation

A Perceptual Study of Intonation

An Experimental-Phonetic Approach to Speech Melody
J. T. Hart
R. Collier
A. Cohen
November 2006
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Paperback
9780521032575

    This book presents an experimental-phonetic approach to the study of intonation, defined as the ensemble of pitch variations in speech. It gives a detailed explication of the analysis of intonation by means of the stylization method: studying the perceptual consequences of deliberate simplifications of speech melody makes it possible to give a description in terms of perceptually relevant, discrete events. Theoretical insights and the acoustic, perceptual, and physiological experimental evidence that supports them are amply discussed. Phoneticians and speech scientists will find the innovative, unique features of this book of interest.

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    November 2006
    Paperback
    9780521032575
    232 pages
    228 × 151 × 17 mm
    0.352kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • Preface
    • Acknowledgments
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Phonetic aspects of intonation
    • 3. The IPO approach
    • 4. A theory of intonation
    • 5. Declination
    • 6. Linguistic generalizations
    • 7. Applications
    • 8. Conclusion
    • References
    • Author index
    • Subject index.
      Authors
    • J. T. Hart
    • R. Collier
    • A. Cohen