Essays about: "tonal accents"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words tonal accents.

  1. 1. Neural Asymmetry in the Perception of South Swedish Word Accents

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

    Author : Huayuan Cui; [2023]
    Keywords : speech perception; South Swedish; Swedish word accents; mismatch negativity; MMN; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : South Swedish, as a dialect of modern Swedish, has two tonal word accents, accent 1 and accent 2. Regarding these two word accents, there are three groups of hypotheses on which one is more lexically specified. READ MORE

  3. 2. The role of word accents in semantic processing in South Swedish

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

    Author : Jinhee Kwon; [2023]
    Keywords : Word accents; spoken word recognition; prediction; ERP; N400; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Prosodic cues can aid speech processing by adding semantic information in lexical tones or functional information in intonational tones. Swedish word accents are considered to have stronger grammatical functions than semantic roles, although they are shaped by both lexical and intonational information structure. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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. 4. Holistic and combinatorial processing of Swedish tone accents in the brain: An MMN study

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

    Author : Renata Kochancikaite; [2019]
    Keywords : tone accents; Swedish; phonology; morphology; accent 1; accent 2; neurolinguistics; EEG; event-related potentials; MMN; mismatch negativity; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : All words in Swedish have a particular melody. There are two tonal patterns that are observed in different prosodic and morphological contexts – accent 1 and accent 2. The tone of accent 1 is the default melody in Swedish and is said to be of intonational nature. READ MORE

  6. 5. 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