Author: Dominic Schmitz
Publisher: Language Science Press
ISBN: 3961104018
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The complexities of speech production, perception, and comprehension are enormous. Theoretical approaches of these complexities most recently face the challenge of accounting for findings on subphonemic differences. The aim of the present dissertation is to establish a robust foundation of findings on such subphonemic differences. One rather popular case for differences in subphonemic detail is word-final /s/ and /z/ in English (henceforth S) as it constitutes a number of morphological functions. Using word-final S, three general issues are investigated. First, are there subphonemic durational differences between different types of word-final S? If there are such differences, how can they be accounted for? Second, can such subphonemic durational differences be perceived? Third, do such subphonemic durational differences influence the comprehension of S? These questions are investigated by five highly controlled studies: a production task, an implementation of Linear Discriminative Learning, a same-different task, and two number-decision tasks. Using not only real words but also pseudowords as target items, potentially confounding effects of lexical storage are controlled for. Concerning the first issue, the results show that there are indeed durational differences between different types of word-final S. Non-morphemic S is longest in duration, clitic S is shortest in duration, and plural S duration is in-between non-morphemic S and clitic S durations. It appears that the durational differences are connected to a word’s semantic activation diversity and its phonological certainty. Regarding the second issue, subphonemic durational differences in word-final S can be perceived, with higher levels of perceptibility for differences of 35 ms and higher. In regard to the third issue, subphonemic durational differences are found not to influence the speed of comprehension, but show a significant effect on the process of comprehension. The overall results give raise to a revision of various extant models of speech production, perception, and comprehension.
Production, perception, and comprehension of subphonemic detail: Word-Final /s/ in English
Author: Dominic Schmitz
Publisher: Language Science Press
ISBN: 3961104018
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The complexities of speech production, perception, and comprehension are enormous. Theoretical approaches of these complexities most recently face the challenge of accounting for findings on subphonemic differences. The aim of the present dissertation is to establish a robust foundation of findings on such subphonemic differences. One rather popular case for differences in subphonemic detail is word-final /s/ and /z/ in English (henceforth S) as it constitutes a number of morphological functions. Using word-final S, three general issues are investigated. First, are there subphonemic durational differences between different types of word-final S? If there are such differences, how can they be accounted for? Second, can such subphonemic durational differences be perceived? Third, do such subphonemic durational differences influence the comprehension of S? These questions are investigated by five highly controlled studies: a production task, an implementation of Linear Discriminative Learning, a same-different task, and two number-decision tasks. Using not only real words but also pseudowords as target items, potentially confounding effects of lexical storage are controlled for. Concerning the first issue, the results show that there are indeed durational differences between different types of word-final S. Non-morphemic S is longest in duration, clitic S is shortest in duration, and plural S duration is in-between non-morphemic S and clitic S durations. It appears that the durational differences are connected to a word’s semantic activation diversity and its phonological certainty. Regarding the second issue, subphonemic durational differences in word-final S can be perceived, with higher levels of perceptibility for differences of 35 ms and higher. In regard to the third issue, subphonemic durational differences are found not to influence the speed of comprehension, but show a significant effect on the process of comprehension. The overall results give raise to a revision of various extant models of speech production, perception, and comprehension.
Publisher: Language Science Press
ISBN: 3961104018
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The complexities of speech production, perception, and comprehension are enormous. Theoretical approaches of these complexities most recently face the challenge of accounting for findings on subphonemic differences. The aim of the present dissertation is to establish a robust foundation of findings on such subphonemic differences. One rather popular case for differences in subphonemic detail is word-final /s/ and /z/ in English (henceforth S) as it constitutes a number of morphological functions. Using word-final S, three general issues are investigated. First, are there subphonemic durational differences between different types of word-final S? If there are such differences, how can they be accounted for? Second, can such subphonemic durational differences be perceived? Third, do such subphonemic durational differences influence the comprehension of S? These questions are investigated by five highly controlled studies: a production task, an implementation of Linear Discriminative Learning, a same-different task, and two number-decision tasks. Using not only real words but also pseudowords as target items, potentially confounding effects of lexical storage are controlled for. Concerning the first issue, the results show that there are indeed durational differences between different types of word-final S. Non-morphemic S is longest in duration, clitic S is shortest in duration, and plural S duration is in-between non-morphemic S and clitic S durations. It appears that the durational differences are connected to a word’s semantic activation diversity and its phonological certainty. Regarding the second issue, subphonemic durational differences in word-final S can be perceived, with higher levels of perceptibility for differences of 35 ms and higher. In regard to the third issue, subphonemic durational differences are found not to influence the speed of comprehension, but show a significant effect on the process of comprehension. The overall results give raise to a revision of various extant models of speech production, perception, and comprehension.
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Category : Congo (Democratic Republic)
Languages : en
Pages : 806
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Category : Congo (Democratic Republic)
Languages : en
Pages : 806
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1976 NASA Authorization
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology
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Languages : en
Pages : 668
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Pages : 668
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Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism
Handbook of Accelerator Physics and Engineering
Author: Alex Chao
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9789810235000
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 702
Book Description
Edited by internationally recognized authorities in the field, this handbook focuses on Linacs, Synchrotrons and Storage Rings and is intended as a vade mecum for professional engineers and physicists engaged in these subjects. Here one will find, in addition to the common formulae of previous compilations, hard to find specialized formulae, recipes and material data pooled from the lifetime experiences of many of the world's most able practitioners of the art and science of accelerator building and operation.
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9789810235000
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 702
Book Description
Edited by internationally recognized authorities in the field, this handbook focuses on Linacs, Synchrotrons and Storage Rings and is intended as a vade mecum for professional engineers and physicists engaged in these subjects. Here one will find, in addition to the common formulae of previous compilations, hard to find specialized formulae, recipes and material data pooled from the lifetime experiences of many of the world's most able practitioners of the art and science of accelerator building and operation.
The Multilingual Art of Commedia Dell'arte
Author: Erith Jaffe-Berg
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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The Metrical Chronicle of Robert of Gloucester Ed. by William Aldis Wright
An Enemy of the People
Author: Javi Rey
Publisher: Europe Comics
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Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
An adaptation of Ibsen's play: Dr. Stockmann discovers that his town's thermal springs are contaminated with bacteria, so he decides to warn everyone. But to fix the problem, expensive work would be necessary. The town's mayor, who is none other than the doctor's own brother, tries to silence Stockmann.
Publisher: Europe Comics
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Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
An adaptation of Ibsen's play: Dr. Stockmann discovers that his town's thermal springs are contaminated with bacteria, so he decides to warn everyone. But to fix the problem, expensive work would be necessary. The town's mayor, who is none other than the doctor's own brother, tries to silence Stockmann.
The Metrical Chronicle of Robert of Gloucester
Author: Robert of Gloucester
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108052371
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
This two-volume work (1887), edited by William Aldis Wright (1831-1914), is a Middle English chronicle in ballad form.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108052371
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
This two-volume work (1887), edited by William Aldis Wright (1831-1914), is a Middle English chronicle in ballad form.