dc.contributor.author | Polyanskaya, Leona | |
dc.contributor.author | Busà, Maria Grazia | |
dc.contributor.author | Ordin, Mikhail | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-03T11:43:35Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-06-03T11:43:35Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Polyanskaya, L., Busà, M. G., & Ordin, M. (2020). Capturing Cross-linguistic Differences in Macro-rhythm: The Case of Italian and English. Language and Speech, 63(2), 242–263. https://doi.org/10.1177/0023830919835849 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.issn | 0023-8309 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/43758 | |
dc.description | First Published March 13, 2019 | es_ES |
dc.description.abstract | We tested the hypothesis that languages can be classified by their degree of tonal rhythm (Jun, 2014). The tonal rhythms of English and Italian were quantified using the following parameters: (a) regularity of tonal alternations in time, measured as durational variability in peak-to-peak and valley-to-valley intervals; (b) magnitude of F0 excursions, measured as the range of frequencies covered by the speaker between consecutive F0 maxima and minima; (c) number of tonal target points per intonational unit; and (d) similarity of F0 rising and falling contours within intonational units. The results show that, as predicted by Jun’s prosodic typology (2014), Italian has a stronger tonal rhythm than English, expressed by higher regularity in the distribution of F0 minima turning points, larger F0 excursions, and more frequent tonal targets, indicating alternating phonological H and L tones. This cross-language difference can be explained by the relative load of F0 and durational ratios on the perception and production of speech rhythm and prominence. We suggest that research on the role of speech rhythm in speech processing and language acquisition should not be restricted to syllabic rhythm, but should also examine the role of cross-language differences in tonal rhythm. | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication
of this article: The research was supported by the IKERBASQUE—Basque Foundation for Science. The
authors also acknowledge financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness
(MINECO), through the “Severo Ochoa” Programme for Centres/Units of Excellence in R&D, and through
Juan de la Cierva-formación fellowship for junior researchers to the first author. | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | eng | es_ES |
dc.publisher | Language and Speech | es_ES |
dc.relation | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/SEV-2015-0490 | es_ES |
dc.relation | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/FJCI-2015-24254 | es_ES |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es_ES |
dc.subject | Macro-rhythm | es_ES |
dc.subject | tonal rhythm | es_ES |
dc.subject | prosodic typology | es_ES |
dc.title | Capturing Cross-linguistic Differences in Macro-rhythm: The Case of Italian and English | es_ES |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es_ES |
dc.rights.holder | © The Author(s) 2019
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dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/0023830919835849 | |