Essays about: "prolongations"

Found 2 essays containing the word prolongations.

1. 1. Speech Fluency and Ageing

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för lingvistik och kognitiv semiotik; Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Harry Polfeldt; [2022]
   Keywords : fluency; age; ageing; aging; linguistics; language; disfluencies; disfluency; dysfluency; dysfluencies; speech; error; errors; psycholinguistics; pause; pauses; repetition; repetitions; lengthening; lengthenings; prolongation; prolongations; swedish; interruption; interruptions; filled; unfilled; unfilled pause; unfilled pauses; filled pause; filled pauses; speech error; speech errors; speech fluency; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Several physiological changes in the speech production process in old age have been documented, yet studies of cognitive changes are few and inconclusive. The current study investigates changes in rates of disfluencies, rates of speech errors and speech rate to examine if speech fluency changes throughout the adult lifespan, as well as whether the influence of task complexity on fluency remains constant regardless of the age of the speaker. READ MORE

3. 2. Breathe Like a Singer : Facilitating singers’ breath practice with a wearable haptic garment

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Lovisa von Heijne; [2022]
   Keywords : Breathing; singing; haptic wearable; soma design; defining use; experiential qualities;

   Abstract : There has been a recent increase in breathing as an activity within HCI; however, breathing as the source of voice has not been explored. This thesis explores how ADA (air-driven actuator), a haptic wearable garment, may be used by singers to connect with their breath. READ MORE