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A perceptual study on Russian questions and statements

Rathcke, Tamara V (2006) A perceptual study on Russian questions and statements. Arbeitsberichte des Instituts für Phonetik und digitale Sprachverarbeitung der Universität Kiel (AIPUK), 37 . pp. 51-62. ISSN 0172-8156. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:48069)

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Abstract

This paper presents the results of perception experiments designed to investigate the contribution of f0-peak rise, height and alignment to signaling interrogative vs. declarative sentence mode in Russian. The results of the study show that the major perceptual cues for this category distinction are the f0-peak alignment and the slope

of the rise. According to the results, the primary perceptual cues for questions are a steep rise and a late peak alignment at the offset of the accented vowel, whereas the more gradual rise and early f0-peak alignment at the onset of the accented vowel are strong cues for a declarative mode. The height of the f0-peak has no influence on the

category distinction. The results are discussed in terms of the phonological modeling of Russian intonation as well as in terms of the frequency code for universal meanings in intonation.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: P Language and Literature
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Culture and Languages
Depositing User: Tamara Rathcke
Date Deposited: 27 Apr 2015 17:02 UTC
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2024 10:32 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/48069 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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