Rhythm in Speech and Language A New Research Paradigm

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Rhythm in Speech and LanguageA New Research
Paradigm

• Klaus J. Kohler
• IPDS, Kiel
• Audio illustrations and graphs in a ppt file made
  available as an online supplement at
  http//www.karger.com/

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3 rhythmic units in g092a021 of Kiel Corpus of Sp
Sp grouping by f0 and energy, beat on eigentlich
aIøC
trifft sich doch eigentlich recht H gut
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Grouping of tone sequences by loudness, timing, f0
STIMULUS PERCEPT
Fig. adapted from Handel 1989, p. 387
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Sequences of ba syllables single events,
trochaic and dactylic groupings by f0
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Sequences of ba syllables single events, iambic
and anapaestic groupings by f0
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Sequences of ba syllables single events,
trochaic and iambic groupings by syllabic
duration, flat f0
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Sequences of ba syllables single events,
trochaic and iambic groupings by syllabic energy,
flat f0
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Sequences of bi and ba syllables grouping by
spectral patterns in identical f0 and duration
and similar energy
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Construction of rhythm in sequences of identical
acoustic stimuli
Psychoacoustic experiments with sine
waves perceived as series of single pulses or as
trochaic/iambic/dactylic/ anapaestic rhythmic
structures, if the listener wants to hear
them from Handel 1989, p. 387
Psychophonetic experiments with ba syllables same
perceptual groupings on level pitch falling
pitch but rising-falling pitch
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English examples of good/mediocre rhythmicity

• Ex 1 good rhythmicity IViE c-rea1-m1
• clear regular rhythmical beats
• salient groupings by pitch bracketing
• Ex 2 mediocre rhythmicity IViE c-rea1a-f6
• no clear regular beats
• groupings by pitch bracketing not salient

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German examples of good/mediocre rhythmicity

• Ex 1 good rhythmicity Kiel Corpus k20nord1
• clear regular rhythmical beats
• salient groupings by pitch bracketing
• Ex 2 mediocre rhythmicity Kiel Corpus k71nord1
• no clear regular beats
• groupings by pitch bracketing not salient

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Rhythm in German and French nursery rhymes
German Der 'Herr der 'schickt den 'Jockel 'aus,
er 'soll den 'Hafer 'schneiden. Der 'Jockel
'schneidt den 'Hafer 'nicht und 'kommt auch
'nicht nach 'Haus.
French Le bon roi Dagobert Avait sa culotte à
lenvers. Le grand saint Eloi lui dit O mon
roi, Votre Majesté Est mal culotté. Cest vrai,
lui dit le roi, Je vais la remettre à lendroit.
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