Essays about: "prosody"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 39 essays containing the word prosody.

  1. 21. Testing the Language Melody Game - An ERP, perception and production study of L2 acquisition of the Swedish word accent – grammar association.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Anna Hed; [2016]
    Keywords : second language acquisition; ERP; word accents; prosody; PrAN; LAN; language processing; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Previous research has shown that L1 speakers use Swedish word accents to predict what linguistic material is to follow. This study investigated how L2 learners of Swedish process the word accent – suffix association. Low to intermediate level L2 learners trained this association for two weeks, using the Language Melody Game. READ MORE

  3. 22. Topicalisation and Left-Dislocation in European Portuguese

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Robert Farren; [2016]
    Keywords : clitic left-dislocation; topicalization; topicalisation; CLLD; Portuguese; intonation; prosody; pragmatics; information structure; topic; Languages and Literatures; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Topicalisation (TOP) and clitic left-dislocation (CLLD) are syntactic strategies in which some constituent occurs sentence-initially rather than in canonical position further to the right. European Portuguese is exceptional among Romance languages, as both TOP and CLLD can be used to place verbal arguments in clause-initial position. READ MORE

  4. 23. Prosodic Features in Child-directed Speech during the Child's First Year

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för fonetik

    Author : Linnea Rask; [2015]
    Keywords : Child-direct speech; prosody; pitch; Prosogram;

    Abstract : This study investigates prosodic features of child-directed speech during the child’s first year, using the automated prosodic annotation software Prosogram. From previous studies on first language acquisition and child-directed speech we know that speech directed to infants and small children is characterised by exaggerated use of several prosodic features, including a higher pitch, livelier pitch movement and slower speech rate. READ MORE

  5. 24. How Humans Adapt to a Robot Recipient : An Interaction Analysis Perspective on Human-Robot Interaction

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Hannah Pelikan; [2015]
    Keywords : Human-Robot Interaction; Interaction Analysis; Conversation Analysis; Recipient Design; Turn Design; Turn-taking;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates human-robot interaction using an Interaction Analysis methodology. Posing the question how humans manage the interaction with a robot, the study focuses on humans and how they adapt to the robot’s limited conversational and interactional capabilities. READ MORE

  6. 25. Production and Perception of Swedish Word Accents by Somali L1 Speakers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Anna Hed; [2014]
    Keywords : prosody; second language acquisition; Somali; Swedish; word accents; tonal accents; tone accents; pitch accents; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : In this thesis, the production and perception of Swedish word accents by Somali L1 speakers is investigated. The Feature hypothesis, stating that it is easier to acquire a phonological feature in an L2 if the same phonological feature is used in the L1 will be the framework used. Somali is a language that also makes us of word accents. READ MORE