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Evidence for attractors in English intonation
- Abstract:
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Although the pitch of the human voice is continuously variable, some linguists contend that intonation in speech is restricted to a small, limited set of patterns. This claim is tested by asking subjects to mimic a block of 100 randomly generated intonation contours and then to imitate themselves in several successive sessions. The produced f0 contours gradually converge towards a limited set of distinct, previously recognized basic English intonation patterns. These patterns are "attractors"...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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+ Oxford University Research Development Fund
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Kochanski, G
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- Publisher:
- Acoustical Society of America Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Journal website
- Volume:
- 119
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 4006-4015
- Publication date:
- 2006-06-01
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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0091-4966
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- Language:
- English
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- Local pid:
- ora:1505
- Deposit date:
- 2008-03-14
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- Acoustical Society of America
- Copyright date:
- 2006
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