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Britain, David – Language Variation and Change, 1992
Sociolinguistic research on linguistic change, i.e., the use of high rising terminal contours (HRTs) in declarative clauses, is reported based on interviews from 75 inhabitants of Porirua. Results show that linguistic change is in progress, with HRTs favored by young Maori and young Pakeha women. Results are explained in terms of HRTs as positive…
Descriptors: English, Foreign Countries, Intonation, Language Usage
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Lindsey, Geoff – Journal of Linguistics, 1991
Assesses Bolinger's distinctive contribution, a theory of intonation as an extra-grammatical phenomenon, and suggests how these fundamental insights can be built upon. (22 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Criticism, Intonation, Linguistic Theory
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Weismer, Susan Ellis; Hesketh, Linda J. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1998
A study examined the influence of emphatic stress on word learning of 20 children (ages 6 to 9) with specific language impairments and 20 typical children. There were no significant stress effects for comprehension or recognition of novel words; however, children in both groups exhibited better word production when presented with emphatic stress.…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Intonation, Language Acquisition
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Karrick, Brant – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1998
Studies intonation trends of wind instrumentalists with regard to harmonic intervals, including factors such as tuning system, location, interval type, direction of deviation from equal temperament, and group. Compares the performance of two groups, professionals and advanced students. Reports findings and discusses similarities to and differences…
Descriptors: Harmony (Music), Instrumentation and Orchestration, Intonation, Music
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Lansing, Charissa R.; McConkie, George W. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1999
Two experiments were conducted to test the hypothesis that visual information related to segmental versus prosodic aspects of speech is distributed differently on the face of the talker. Results indicate that information in the upper part of the talker's face is more critical for intonation pattern decisions than for decisions about word segments…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Deafness, Facial Expressions, Interpersonal Communication
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Peppe, Sue; Maxim, Jane; Wells, Bill – Language and Speech, 2000
Cross-speaker variability in the use of prosodic features in intonation was investigated through analysis of adult speakers of English from London, England, using a new prosodic test battery (PEPS). PEPS is designed to elicit information about how speakers use prosodic features to realize different types of linguistic and communicative functions…
Descriptors: Adults, English, Foreign Countries, Intonation
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Seddoh, S. Amebu – Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 2004
Temporal control has often been suspected to be a critical factor in intonation production. In particular, disturbance in the production of fundamental frequency (F0) associated with intonation in patients with aphasia has been attributed to a primary underlying deficit in speech timing. The present study examined the speech timing abilities of…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Speech Communication, Intonation, Aphasia
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Gunter, Heather E.; Howe, Robert D.; Zeitels, Steven M.; Kobler, James B.; Hillman, Robert E. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2005
Forces applied to vocal fold tissue as the vocal folds collide may cause tissue injury that manifests as benign organic lesions. A novel method for measuring this quantity in humans in vivo uses a low-profile force sensor that extends along the length and depth of the glottis. Sensor design facilitates its placement and stabilization so that…
Descriptors: Phonetics, Speech Communication, Correlation, Measurement Techniques
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Laval, Virginie; Bert-Erboul, Alain – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2005
The aim of this study was to examine a form of sarcasm that has hardly been considered to date, sarcastic requests, at an earlier period of development than addressed in past developmental research. This article looked specifically at the role of intonation and context in sarcastic-request understanding by native French-speaking children ages 3 to…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Cues, Intonation, Phonology
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Trainor, Laurel J.; Wu, Luann; Tsang, Christine D. – Developmental Science, 2004
We show that infants' long-term memory representations for melodies are not just reduced to the structural features of relative pitches and durations, but contain surface or performance tempo- and timbre-specific information. Using a head turn preference procedure, we found that after a one week exposure to an old English folk song, infants…
Descriptors: Music, Singing, Infants, Long Term Memory
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Moschovaki, Eleni; Meadows, Sara; Pellegrini, Anthony – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2007
This study examines how teachers' use of affective strategies (voice intonation, dramatization, personal involvement comments) during the reading and discussion of books influence young children's affective reactions (dramatization, personal engagement, language play comments). Twenty kindergarten teachers read four books, two fiction and two…
Descriptors: Cues, Play, Intonation, Young Children
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Overby, Megan; Carrell, Thomas; Bernthal, John – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2007
Purpose: This study examined 2nd-grade teachers' perceptions of the academic, social, and behavioral competence of students with speech sound disorders (SSDs). Method: Forty-eight 2nd-grade teachers listened to 2 groups of sentences differing by intelligibility and pitch but spoken by a single 2nd grader. For each sentence group, teachers rated…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Behavior Problems, Evaluation Methods, Speech Skills
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Li, Nicole Y. K.; Yiu, Edwin M-L. – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2006
Modal and falsetto registers are the basic vocal qualities used in female speaking voices. The purpose of this study was to identify the frequency at which modal register changed to falsetto register and the frequency range of each modal and falsetto register produced under three loudness levels: soft, comfortable and loud phonations in normal and…
Descriptors: Voice Disorders, Females, Hypothesis Testing, Acoustics
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Arvaniti, Amalia; Ladd, D. Robert; Mennen, Ineke – Language and Speech, 2006
This paper compares the production and perception of the rise-fall contour of contrastive statements and the final rise-fall part of polar questions in Greek. The results show that these superficially similar rise-falls exhibit fine phonetic differences in the alignment of tonal targets with the segmental string, and that these differences can be…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Phonetics, Auditory Perception, Native Speakers
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Braun, Bettina – Language and Speech, 2006
It is acknowledged that contrast plays an important role in understanding discourse and information structure. While it is commonly assumed that contrast can be marked by intonation only, our understanding of the intonational realization of contrast is limited. For German there is mainly introspective evidence that the rising theme accent (or…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, Sentences, Phonetics, Scaling
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