Hemispheric processing of affective and linguistic intonation contours in normal subjects

Shipley-Brown, Frances; Dingwall, William Orr; Berlín, Charles I.; Yeni‐Komshian, Grace H.; Gordon‐Salant, Sandra

doi:10.1016/0093-934x(88)90051-x

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“…This finding is consistent with the hypothesis that pitch processing, in and of itself, not only engages RH mechanisms, but also that it may be ''attracted'' to the LH when it is used to signal linguistic prosody (Shipley-Brown, Dingwall, Berlin, Yeni-Komshian, & Gordon-Salant, 1988). In our study, pitch processing is still implemented in the RH but to a lesser degree than in the LH because of its linguistic function.…”

Section: Task-dependent Laterality During Language Processingsupporting

confidence: 87%

Functional Heterogeneity of Inferior Frontal Gyrus Is Shaped by Linguistic Experience

Hsieh¹,

Gandour²,

Wong

et al. 2001

Brain and Language

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Section: Task-dependent Laterality During Language Processingsupporting

confidence: 87%

Functional Heterogeneity of Inferior Frontal Gyrus Is Shaped by Linguistic Experience

Hsieh¹,

Gandour²,

Wong

et al. 2001

Brain and Language

147

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“…Indeed, studies showing that a speaker's intended affect can be identified in languages unfamiliar to the listener, or when the verbal content is removed by filtering, support this assumption (e.g., Davitz, 1964;Kramer, 1964;MeCluskey, Albas, Niemi, Cuevas, & Ferrer, 1975;Starkweather, 1961). Further support comes from studies of hemispheric specialization, which suggest different degrees of involvement of the left and right hemispheres for linguistic and affective aspects of speech (e.g., Blumstein & Cooper, 1972;Heilman, Bowers, Speedie, & Coslett, 1984;Ley & Bryden, 1982;Shipley-Brown, Dingwall, Berlin, Yeni-Komshian, & Gordon-Salant, 1988;Tucker, Watson, & Heilman, 1977;Weintraub, Mesulam, & Kramer, 1981;Zurif, 1974). However, little research has directly addressed the issue of how linguistic and affective aspects of speech are encoded during speech production.…”

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The role of fundamental frequency in signaling linguistic stress and affect: Evidence for a dissociation

McRoberts

Studdert‐Kennedy

Shankweiler

1995

Perception & Psychophysics

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The fundamental frequency (FO) of the voice is used to convey information about both linguistic and affective distinctions, However, no research has directly investigated how these two types of distinctions are simultaneously encoded in speech production, This study provides evidence that FO prominences intended to convey linguistic or affective distinctions can be differentiated by their influence on the amount of final-syllable FO rise used to signal a question, Specifically, a trading relation obtains when the FOprominence is used to convey emphatic stress. That is, the amount of finalsyllable FO rise decreases as the FO prominence increases. When the FO prominence is used to convey affect, no trading relation is observed,

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“…The results suggested that while both hemispheres are involved in normal language perception, apprehension of intonation contours is dedicated to the right side. The obtained results of this study were confirmed in another experiment carried out by Shipley-Brown et al (1988) in which, using the dichotic listening, paradigm laterality for affective and linguistic prosody was examined.…”

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Relationship Among Brain Hemispheric Dominance, Attitude Towards L1 and L2, Gender, and Learning Suprasegmental Features

Mahmoodi

Zekrati

2016

Indonesian J. Appl. Linguist

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Oral skills are important components of language competence. To have good and acceptable listening and speaking, one must have good pronunciation, which encompasses segmental and suprasegmental features. Despite extensive studies on the role of segmental features and related issues in listening and speaking, there is paucity of research on the role of suprasegmental features in the same domain. Conducting studies which aim at shedding light on the issues related to learning suprasegmental features can help language teachers and learners in the process of teaching/learning English as a foreign language. To this end, this study was designed to investigate the relationship among brain hemispheric dominance, gender, attitudes towards L1 and L2, and learning suprasegmental features in Iranian EFL learners. First, 200 Intermediate EFL learners were selected from different English language teaching institutes in Hamedan and Isfahan, two provinces in Iran, as the sample. Prior to the main stage of the study, Oxford Placement Test (OPT) was used to homogenize the proficiency level of all the participants. Then, the participants were asked to complete the Edinburgh Handedness Questionnaire to determine their dominant hemisphere. They were also required to answer two questionnaires regarding their attitudes towards L1 and L2. Finally, the participants took suprasegmental features test. The results of the independent samples t-tests indicated left-brained language learners' superiority in observing and learning suprasegmental features. It was also found that females are better than males in producing suprasegmental features. Furthermore, the results of Pearson Product Moment Correlations indicated that there is significant relationship between attitude towards L2 and learning suprasegmental features. However, no significant relationship was found between attitude towards L1 and learning English suprasegmental features. The findings of this study can provide English learners, teachers and developers of instructional materials with some theoretical and pedagogical implications which are discussed in the paper.

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Hemispheric processing of affective and linguistic intonation contours in normal subjects

Cited by 69 publications

References 19 publications

Functional Heterogeneity of Inferior Frontal Gyrus Is Shaped by Linguistic Experience

Functional Heterogeneity of Inferior Frontal Gyrus Is Shaped by Linguistic Experience

The role of fundamental frequency in signaling linguistic stress and affect: Evidence for a dissociation

Relationship Among Brain Hemispheric Dominance, Attitude Towards L1 and L2, Gender, and Learning Suprasegmental Features

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