Phonotactic and phrasal properties of speech rhythm. Evidence from Catalan, English, and Spanish

Speech Communication

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 681-702

  Prieto, Pilar ^a   Vanrell, Maria Del Mar ^a   Astruc, Lluïsa ^b   Payne, Elinor ^c   Post, Brechtje ^d  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accentual lengthening; Catalan language; English language; Final lengthening; Rhythm; Rhythm index measures; Spanish language

Indexed keywords

ACCENTUAL LENGTHENING; CATALANS; ENGLISH LANGUAGES; FINAL LENGTHENING; RHYTHM; RHYTHM INDEX MEASURES; SPANISH LANGUAGE;

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION;

SPEECH SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84859789368     PISSN: 01676393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.specom.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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