Abstract
Production and perception experiments with native speakers of
Russian, a free word order language, show that prosody and
change in word order are used to mark discourse-prominent
constituents. Concurrent application of these cues to
prominence is possible, as evident from distinctively higher f0
and intensity maxima, and duration values associated with exsitu words, as well as their higher visibility in discourse.
Distinctive acoustic-prosodic realization of ex-situ words may
cue their relatively high informational load and discourse
prominence, as well as (redundantly) signal that the word is
left- or right- dislocated.
Russian, a free word order language, show that prosody and
change in word order are used to mark discourse-prominent
constituents. Concurrent application of these cues to
prominence is possible, as evident from distinctively higher f0
and intensity maxima, and duration values associated with exsitu words, as well as their higher visibility in discourse.
Distinctive acoustic-prosodic realization of ex-situ words may
cue their relatively high informational load and discourse
prominence, as well as (redundantly) signal that the word is
left- or right- dislocated.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Speech Prosody |
| Editors | Nick Campbell, Dafydd Gibbon , Daniel Hirst |
| Pages | 119-123 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| State | Published - 2014 |