The Perception of Prominence Patterns

Klaus J. Kohler

IPDS, Kiel

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f0 manipulation in 2nd syllable of baba1-st steps lowering and raising of mid-vowel point

Slide 1

Complementary duration changes in baba syllables in series with flat-pitch and 1-st lowering

¶1st syllable vowel duration +30%, +20%, +10%, 0%, -10%, -20%, -30%

¶complementary 2nd syllable vowel duration-30%, -20%, -20%, 0%, +10%, +20%, +30%

¶stop release, 1st period and last 4 periods excluded from lengthening/shortening

Slide 2

flat -1 st

Complementary amplitude envelope changes in baba syllables in series with flat-pitch and 1-st lowering

+3db

+2db

+1db

+0db

-1db

-2db

-3db

-4db

[b]

first [a] second [a]

Slide 3

flat -1 st

Ordering stimuli in a computer-aided discrimination test

¶3 anchors:

° each end and the centre stimulus of the series of 7 pitch stimuli

¶stimuli systematically varied in their combination of pitch, energy and duration values

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-4st: equal dur -10+10%dur -20+20%dur

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Slide 4

Scaling of pitch, energy and duration