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Rhythm in Speech and Language
A New Research Paradigm
Klaus J. Kohler
IPDS, Kiel
Audio illustrations and graphs in a ppt file made available as an online supplement at
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3 rhythmic units in g092a021 of Kiel Corpus of Sp Sp grouping by f0 and energy, beat on eigentlich
trifft sich doch eigentlich recht [] gut Slide 1
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Grouping of tone sequences by loudness, timing, F0
Fig. adapted from
Handel 1989, p. 387
STIMULUS PERCEPT
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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 wavesperceived 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 syllablessame perceptual groupings onlevel pitchfalling pitchbut rising-falling pitch Slide 8
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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
English examples of good/mediocre rhythmicity
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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
German examples of good/mediocre rhythmicity
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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 'nichtund 'kommt auch 'nicht nach 'Haus.
FrenchLe bon roi DagobertAvait sa culotte à l’envers.Le grand saint Eloi lui dit:“O mon roi, Votre MajestéEst mal culotté.”“C’est vrai, lui dit le roi,Je vais la remettre à l’endroit.” Slide 11