Methods in empirical prosody research / edited by Stefan Sudhoff ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sudhoff, Stefan, 1977-

Series:

Language, Context and Cognition

Language, context, and cognition ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prosodic analysis (Linguistics)--Research--Methodology.

Prosodic analysis (Linguistics).

Grammar, Comparative and general--Phonology.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (404 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Der Sammelband vereinigt eine Reihe aktueller Beiträge zu methodologischen Aspekten der empirischen Prosodieforschung. Experten des Fachs diskutieren eine Vielzahl unterschiedlicher Ansätze zur Gewinnung, Analyse und Interpretation prosodischer Daten und illustrieren diese anhand ihrer eigenen Forschungsfragen und -ergebnisse. Die einzelnen Arbeiten behandeln die Auswahl und Messung prosodischer Parameter, die Etablierung prosodischer Kategorien, die Annotation gesprochener Sprache sowie experimentelle Methoden für Produktions- und Perzeptionsexperimente (u.a. die Konstruktion des Stimulusmaterials, Präsentationsmodi, die Vor- und Nachteile von Online- und Offline-Studien, Bewertungsskalen, die Weiterverarbeitung der Daten und ihre statistische Analyse). Somit dient der Band als Handbuch, das die Gewinnung von Sprachdaten mit ihrer Interpretation verknüpft und es Linguisten und Wissenschaftlern angrenzender Disziplinen erlaubt, für ihre empirische Forschung fundierte Entscheidungen zu treffen und deren Konsequenzen abzuschätzen.

This book contains a collection of cutting-edge papers on methodological aspects of prosody research. Current approaches to the gathering, treatment, and interpretation of prosodic data are discussed by experts in the field, illustrated by their own empirical research. Contributions focus on the choice and measurement of prosodic parameters, the establishment of prosodic categories, annotation structures for spoken-language data, and experimental methods for production and perception studies (including the construction of materials, modes of presentation, online vs. offline tasks, judgement scales, data processing, and statistical evaluation). The volume will serve as a handbook linking data collection and interpretation, allowing researchers in linguistics and related fields to make more informed decisions concerning their empirical work in prosody.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

Acoustic Segment Durations in Prosodic Research: A Practical Guide / Turk, Alice / Nakai, Satsuki / Sugahara, Mariko

Stylization of Pitch Contours / Hermes, Dik J.

Voice Source Parameters and Prosodic Analysis / d'Alessandro, Christophe

Prosody beyond Fundamental Frequency / Kochanski, Greg

Paradigms in Experimental Prosodic Analysis: From Measurement to Function / Kohler, Klaus J.

Information Structure and Prosody: Linguistic Categories for Spoken Language Annotation / Baumann, Stefan

Time Types and Time Trees: Prosodic Mining and Alignment of Temporally Annotated Data / Gibbon, Dafydd

Probing the Dynamics of Speech Production / Cummins, Fred

Using Interactive Tasks to Elicit Natural Dialogue / Ito, Kiwako / Speer, Shari R.

Online Methods for the Investigation of Prosody / Watson, Duane G. / Gunlogson, Christine A. / Tanenhaus, Michael K.

How to Obtain and Process Perceptual Judgements of Intonational Meaning / Rietveld, Toni / Chen, Aoju

Experimental Approaches to Establishing Discreteness of Intonational Contrasts / Gussenhoven, Carlos

Phonetic Grounding of Prosodic Categories / Schneider, Katrin / Lintfert, Britta / Dogil, Grzegorz / Möbius, Bernd

Short Portraits of the Authors

Author Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9783110914641

3110914646

OCLC:

979850393