Essays about: "prosody"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 39 essays containing the word prosody.

  1. 6. A phonetic and multimodal exploration of the BA construction of the Chinese imperative

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Guohua Hu; [2021]
    Keywords : Chinese imperative; 把 bǎ ‘Ba’ construction; syntax; prosody; gesture; multimodality; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Previous studies of the Chinese imperative have treated syntax and prosody separately, have not considered gestures, and have looked at sentences in isolation and not in discourse. This study therefore investigated how the relationship between grammatical components, intonation (perceived stress), and gesture are co-organized and interact in the 把 bǎ ‘Ba’ construction (i. READ MORE

  3. 7. Listeners’ perception of alaryngeal speech : An experimental study on the effect of presentation and speech mode

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Blom Johansson: Logopedi

    Author : Rebecka Andersson; Märta Brunnberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Laryngectomy; alaryngeal speech; tracheoesophageal speech; electrolaryngeal speech; listener perception; Laryngektomi; alaryngealt tal; trakeoesofagealt tal; elektrolaryngealt tal; lyssnares uppfattning;

    Abstract : Individuals with laryngectomy must find a new way of generating voice after the larynx has been removed. In Sweden, the two most common options for this new form of alaryngeal voicing are electrolaryngeal (EL) speech and tracheoesophageal (TE) speech. READ MORE

  4. 8. L2 word accent production in Swedish: An experimental study on adult learners of Swedish with non-tonal L1 background

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Ana Ramírez Maraver; [2021]
    Keywords : Second Language Acquisition; perception; production; prosody; fundamental frequency; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Previous research has shown that intermediate-advanced L2 learners of Swedish with a non-tonal L1 can use word accents to predict the upcoming suffix as L1 Swedish speakers do. This was also the case of low-intermediate L2 learners who produced word accents after being instructed on the Swedish prosodic system. READ MORE

  5. 9. Language change and collocations : A study of collocation patterns and semantic prosody during the Covid-19 pandemic

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Ozelot Oderfält; [2021]
    Keywords : Language change; Collocation patterns; Semantic prosody; Coronavirus; Corpus.;

    Abstract : This essay is a corpus-based and quantitative study on language change that has occurred during global events, such as the Covid-19 pandemic. Global events especially affect the English language since it is a global language. READ MORE

  6. 10. Danish stød as a cue to upcoming suffixes : an ERP and response time study

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

    Author : Anna Hjortdal; [2021]
    Keywords : stød; Danish; prosody; N400; P600; pre-activation negativity; PrAN; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Prosodic cues such as stress and tones can help listeners predict upcoming structures and get a first crack at rapidly unfolding speech. The prosodic feature stød in Danish can distinguish word meanings but also signal imminent structures. For instance, monosyllabic nouns with stød lose stød when followed by the plural indefinite suffix -e. READ MORE