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Speech Rhythm in Learner and Second Language Varieties of English
| Speech Rhythm in Learner and Second Language Varieties of English |
| Autore | Fuchs Robert |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (229 pages) |
| Disciplina | 421.6 |
| Collana | Prosody, Phonology and Phonetics Series |
| ISBN | 981-19-8940-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- A Synthesis of Research on Speech Rhythm in Native, Learner and Second Language Varieties of English-Introduction to the Volume -- 1 Speech Rhythm in Recent Research -- 2 Speech Rhythm and Kachru's Circles -- 2.1 The Circle Model -- 2.2 A Synthesis of Empirical Research on Speech Rhythm Across the Three Circles -- 2.3 Discussion -- 3 Advancing the State of the Art -- Appendix -- References -- Second Language Varieties of English -- Investigating (Rhythm) Variation in Indian English: An Integrated Approach -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Approach -- 2.1 Rationale for Using Rhythm/Prosody as a Case Study -- 2.2 Broad Approach to Rhythm That Includes f0-Based Macro-rhythm -- 3 Previous Work -- 3.1 L1s -- 3.2 Indian English -- 4 Predictions -- 5 Method -- 5.1 Speakers -- 6 Results -- 6.1 Temporal Measures -- 6.2 'Tonal' Rhythm -- 6.3 Tonal Alignment of the Rise -- 7 Discussion -- 8 Conclusions and Future Directions -- References -- Rhythmic Contrast in Marathi English and Telugu English -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background to Speech Rhythm and IndE -- 2.1 Speech Rhythm in IndE -- 2.2 The %V/VtoV Model: An Acoustic-Perceptual Approach -- 3 The Present Study -- 3.1 The Heidelberg Indian Student Community -- 3.2 An Investigation into the Speech Rhythm of Marathi English and Telugu English Speakers -- 4 Data and Methodology -- 5 Results -- 5.1 Hypothesis I: Rhythmic Contrast in IndE Varieties and London English -- 5.2 Hypothesis II: Rhythmic Contrast Between Marathi English and Telugu English -- 6 Discussion -- 7 Conclusion and Outlook -- Appendix A: Details on Subjects -- Appendix B -- References -- Rhythmic Patterns of Malaysian English Speakers -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Malaysian English -- 3 Measurements of Rhythm -- 4 Rhythm in Malay -- 5 Rhythm in Chinese -- 6 Rhythm in Tamil -- 7 Rhythm in Varieties of English -- 8 Methods -- 8.1 Speakers.
8.2 Data -- 8.3 Procedure -- 8.4 Segmentation of Speech -- 8.5 Measurements -- 9 Findings -- 10 Discussion -- 11 Conclusion -- References -- Learner Varieties of English -- Speech Rhythm, Length of Residence and Language Experience: A Longitudinal Investigation -- 1 Foreign Accent and L2 Acquisition -- 1.1 Foreign Accent and Speech Rhythm -- 1.2 Foreign Accent and Language Experience -- 2 Method -- 2.1 Participants -- 2.2 Recordings -- 2.3 Segmentation and Speech Rhythm Metrics -- 2.4 Statistical Analysis -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Across-Participants Results -- 3.2 Within-Participant Results -- 3.3 Language Experience Survey Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Sentences -- References -- (Re-)viewing the Acquisition of Rhythm in the Light of L2 Phonological Theories -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Speech Rhythm Research -- 2.1 Theoretical Approaches -- 2.2 Empirical Approaches -- 3 Contrastive Analysis: English and German Speech Rhythm -- 4 Speech Rhythm and L2 Phonological Theories -- 4.1 Structural Scope of Theoretical Contributions -- 4.2 The Ontogeny Phylogeny Model (Major, 2001) -- 4.3 The Linguistic Theory of L2 Phonological Development (James 1988) -- 5 Data -- 6 L2 Rhythm in German Learner English: An OPM Perspective -- 6.1 Working Assumptions -- 6.2 Predictions -- 6.3 Method and Data -- 6.4 Results -- 6.5 Discussion -- 7 L2 Rhythm in German Learner English: An LTD Perspective -- 7.1 Working Assumptions -- 7.2 Predictions -- 7.3 Method and Data -- 7.4 Results -- 7.5 Discussion -- 8 General Discussion -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- References -- Monolingual-Bilingual (Non-)convergence in L3 Rhythm -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Crosslinguistic Influence in Third Language Acquisition of Phonology and the Necessity for Global Measures of Prosodic Features -- 3 Measuring Speech Rhythm -- 4 Speech Rhythm in L2 and L3 Acquisition. 5 Speech Rhythm in Monolingual and Bilingual Speakers of English -- 5.1 Research Objectives and Questions -- 5.2 Methodology -- 5.3 Hypotheses -- 5.4 Results -- 6 Discussion -- 7 Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Reading Text English -- Appendix 2: Reading Text "Der Nordwind und die Sonne" -- References -- Measuring Rhythm -- Rhythm Metrics and the Perception of Rhythmicity in Varieties of English as a Second Language -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Measuring Speech Rhythm -- 3 Evidence on the Perceptual Relevance of Rhythm Metrics -- 3.1 Accent Ratings and Their Correlations with Rhythm Metrics -- 3.2 Isolating Rhythm as a Source of Acoustic Information on Speaker Origin -- 3.3 Rhythm Metrics and the Perception of Rhythmicity -- 4 A New Approach to Testing Rhythm Perception -- 5 Methods -- 5.1 Experiment -- 5.2 Analysis -- 6 Results -- 7 Discussion -- 7.1 Implications for the Analysis of Speech Rhythm Production -- 7.2 Limitations and Implications for Future Research -- 8 Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Novel Methods for Characterising L2 Speech Rhythm -- 1 Foreign Accent -- 2 Speech Rhythm -- 3 Three Multiscale Methods to Characterise Temporal Relations -- 3.1 The S-AMPH Analysis -- 3.2 Allan Factor Analysis -- 3.3 The Multi-scale Coefficient of Variation (MSCV) Analysis -- 4 Applying the Above Measures to L2 Speech -- 4.1 Quantifying Foreign Accent -- 5 Results -- 5.1 S-AMPH Analysis -- 5.2 Allan Factor Analysis -- 5.3 Multi-scaled Coefficient of Variation (MSCV) Analysis -- 6 Discussion -- References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910739417103321 |
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| Singapore : , : Springer, , 2023 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Speech Rhythm in Varieties of English [[electronic resource] ] : Evidence from Educated Indian English and British English / / by Robert Fuchs
| Speech Rhythm in Varieties of English [[electronic resource] ] : Evidence from Educated Indian English and British English / / by Robert Fuchs |
| Autore | Fuchs Robert |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Disciplina | 420.141 |
| Collana | Prosody, Phonology and Phonetics |
| Soggetto topico |
Phonology
Applied linguistics Comparative linguistics Phonology and Phonetics Applied Linguistics Comparative Linguistics |
| ISBN | 3-662-47818-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; 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
2.2.2 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 3.5.3 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 6.1 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 6.9 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 7.3.2.1 Hypotheses |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910253334703321 |
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Fuchs Robert
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| Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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