摘要:

A new computer-assisted technique for analyzing large corpuses of natural speech, in this case 50 tape-recorded conversations with upper middle-class Parisians, has revealed a general rule of progressive nasal assimilation, in which the acoustic realization of the /b/ in une chamb (re) de bonne /yn∫ãbdÉ™bcn/ is identical to that of the /m/ in une âme de bonne /ynamdÉ™bcn/, at least as far as nasality is concerned. This phenomenon occurs in the context nasal vowel + stop + word juncture + consonant; (1) almost without exception in cases such as the above, where final -re or -le have been suppressed and where another word beginning with a stop or a fricative follows without pause; (2) quite frequently in cases such as grande ville where there is no suppressed –re or –le but the following word begins with a voiced stop or fricative, and in cases such asprend(re) le Metro where a liquid or a nasal consonant follows suppressed word-final –re or –le; and (3) occasionally in cases such as langue populaire where there are no suppressions but where the second word begins with a voiceless consonant, and in the words done, quand and cinq when their final consonant is exceptionally pronounced before another consonant. These results have been corroborated by instrumental measurements of nasal acoustic output versus closure timing and by the results of a questionnaire dealing with the French

ISSN:0031-8388    

DOI:10.1159/000259410

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1972

数据来源: Karger

摘要:

The term ‘neutral vowel’ should apply to an acoustic-articulatory description, and the term, ‘indeterminate vowel’ to a description of a phonological system. Three applications of the vowel [É™] can be observed: (1) in partial systems wherein it has no distinctive value; (2) in systems in which it is negatively determined, with a very low phonological outpout; (3) in systems in which the vowel [É™] plays the same distinctive role as the o

ISSN:0031-8388    

DOI:10.1159/000259411

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1972

数据来源: Karger

摘要:

On the basis of a big material, the duration of speech sounds at normal and accelerated speed is investigated. The changes of the duration due to an accelerated speed of utterance are pointed out. The relation between these changes and the environment of the sounds are examined.

ISSN:0031-8388    

DOI:10.1159/000259412

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1972

数据来源: Karger

摘要:

With respect to the number of finite verbs in subordinate clauses within a text, we have demonstrated for the material examined that the variable: (a) differs significantly for the prose of detective stories and the prose exemplified by WINTER’s data (reservation as noted below); (b) differs significantly between authors; (c) is relatively consistent within a single author of detective stories with only an occasional exeption; and (d) when examined throughout a book, is subject to at least two different types of nonrandomnes

ISSN:0031-8388    

DOI:10.1159/000259413

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1972

数据来源: Karger

摘要:

This third article in a series presenting the results of a computer-assisted analysis of a vast data file, based on recordings of upper middle-class Parisian conversations, deals with syllabic rate and utterance length. Performance standards are established for teaching, linguistic theory and voice-processing technology. Variations in these aspects of speech are studied as functions of a number of demographic, psychological, intellectual and phonetic background parameters. Syllabic rate is found to vary as a function of sex, age, occupation and certain intentions, while utterance length varies as a function of age, occupation, certain intentions, certain attitudes and loudness. Overall rate averages turn out to be strikingly consistent, most speakers showing about 344 syll/min. Finally, a positive correlation exists between utterance length and syllabic rate; the longer the utterance, the faster the rate and vice versa. A hypothesis is suggested that these results reflect language universals.

ISSN:0031-8388    

DOI:10.1159/000259414

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1972

数据来源: Karger

ISSN:0031-8388    

DOI:10.1159/000259415

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1972

数据来源: Karger

ISSN:0031-8388    

DOI:10.1159/000259409

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1972

数据来源: Karger