LEADER 06462nam 22006495 450 001 9910253334703321 005 20200705144541.0 010 $a3-662-47818-8 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-662-47818-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000479180 035 $a(EBL)4178912 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-662-47818-9 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4178912 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000479180 100 $a20150925d2016 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSpeech Rhythm in Varieties of English $eEvidence from Educated Indian English and British English /$fby Robert Fuchs 205 $a1st ed. 2016. 210 1$aBerlin, Heidelberg :$cSpringer Berlin Heidelberg :$cImprint: Springer,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (240 p.) 225 1 $aProsody, Phonology and Phonetics,$x2197-8700 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-662-47817-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aPreface; References; Contents; Abbreviations; Abbreviations of Rhythm Metrics (Details on pp. 39-41 and 78-79); 1 Introduction: Why a Study on the Speech Rhythm of Indian English and British English Is Necessary; References; 2 The Historical and Social Context of Indian English; 2.1 Use of English in India; 2.1.1 Development and Classification of Indian English; 2.1.2 The Linguistic Landscape of India; 2.1.3 Number of Speakers and Sociolinguistic Varieties of Indian English; 2.2 The Phonetics and Phonology of Indian English; 2.2.1 Segmental Characteristics; 2.2.1.1 Vowels; 2.2.1.2 Consonants 327 $a2.2.2 Suprasegmental Characteristics2.2.2.1 Intonation; 2.2.2.2 Speech Rhythm; References; 3 The Concept and Measurement of Speech Rhythm; 3.1 Approaches to Speech Rhythm; 3.2 Speech Rhythm Metrics Based on Duration; 3.3 Robustness and Normalisation: Which Metric Is More Reliable?; 3.4 Remaining Theoretical and Empirical Problems; 3.4.1 An Empirical Problem; 3.4.2 Lack of Theoretical Grounding and Testing of Hypotheses; 3.4.3 Perceptual Grounding; 3.4.4 Other Criticisms; 3.5 Rhythm Metrics Based on Acoustic Correlates Other than Duration; 3.5.1 Intensity; 3.5.2 Loudness 327 $a3.5.3 Fundamental Frequency (f0)3.5.4 Sonority; 3.5.5 Summary; 3.6 Conclusions; References; 4 Speech Rhythm in Varieties of English; 4.1 Degrees of Syllable and Stress Timing in Varieties of English; 4.2 Hypotheses for the Study of Indian English Speech Rhythm; References; 5 Data and Methods; 5.1 Description of the Material and Tasks; 5.2 Recording Procedure; 5.3 Sociological Profile of the Speakers; 5.4 Annotation of the Data; 5.5 Calculation of the Rhythm Metrics; 5.6 Statistical Analysis; References; 6 Speech Rhythm in Indian English and British English 327 $a6.1 Vocalic and Consonantal Durations6.1.1 Results; 6.1.2 Discussion; 6.2 Syllable Durations; 6.2.1 Results; 6.2.1.1 Syllabification Across Word Boundaries; 6.2.1.2 Syllabification Within Word Boundaries; 6.2.1.3 Automatic Syllabification; 6.2.2 Discussion; 6.3 Sonority; 6.3.1 Automatic; 6.3.2 Duration Based; 6.3.3 Discussion; 6.4 Voicing; 6.4.1 Results; 6.4.2 Discussion; 6.5 Fundamental Frequency; 6.5.1 Results; 6.5.2 Discussion; 6.6 Intensity; 6.6.1 Results; 6.6.2 Discussion; 6.7 Loudness; 6.7.1 Results; 6.7.2 Discussion; 6.8 Speech Rate; 6.8.1 Results; 6.8.2 Discussion 327 $a6.9 Word-Initial Glottal Stop Insertion Before Vowels6.9.1 Results; 6.9.2 Discussion; 6.10 Discussion; References; 7 The Perception of Speech Rhythm in Indian English and British English; 7.1 Mixing and Suppressing Acoustic Cues with Resynthesis; 7.2 Accent Discrimination; 7.2.1 Previous Research; 7.2.2 Pilot Study; 7.2.2.1 Hypotheses; 7.2.2.2 Stimuli and Methods; 7.2.2.3 Results; 7.2.2.4 Discussion; 7.2.3 Main Study; 7.2.3.1 Hypotheses; 7.2.3.2 Results; 7.2.3.3 Discussion; 7.3 Attending to One of Two Simultaneous Talkers (`Cocktail Party Effect'); 7.3.1 Previous Research; 7.3.2 Pilot Study 327 $a7.3.2.1 Hypotheses 330 $aThis book addresses the question whether Educated Indian English is more syllable-timed than British English from two standpoints: production and perception. Many post-colonial varieties of English, which are mostly spoken as a second language in countries such as India, Nigeria and the Philippines, are thought to have a syllable-timed rhythm, whereas first language varieties such as British English are characterized as being stress-timed. While previous studies mostly relied on a single acoustic correlate of speech rhythm, usually duration, the author proposes a multidimensional approach to the production of speech rhythm that takes into account various acoustic correlates. The results reveal that the two varieties differ with regard to a number of dimensions, such as duration, sonority, intensity, loudness, pitch, and glottal stop insertion. The second part of the study addresses the question whether the difference in speech rhythm between Indian and British English is perceptually relevant, based on intelligibility and dialect discrimination experiments. 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