2022
DOI: 10.3389/fcomm.2022.838955
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Three Kinds of Rising-Falling Contours in German wh-Questions: Evidence From Form and Function

Abstract: The intonational realization of utterances is generally characterized by regional as well as inter- and intra-speaker variability in f0. Category boundaries thus remain “fuzzy” and it is non-trivial how the (continuous) acoustic space maps onto (discrete) pitch accent categories. We focus on three types of rising-falling contours, which differ in the alignment of L(ow) and H(igh) tones with respect to the stressed syllable. Most of the intonational systems on German have described two rising accent categories,… Show more

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“…Even the contrast between L+H* and L*+H seems to be susceptible to individual differences in that the continuum of temporal peak alignment is divided differently by individual speakers (see speaker-specific histograms in Pierrehumbert & Steele, 1989). In addition to individual differences, systematic dialectal variation complicates the picture further (Mücke et al, 2008;Zahner-Ritter et al, 2022). At least partially, we may be able to capture accent placement in categorical terms.…”
Section: Categorical Distinctions Of Prominence Relationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Even the contrast between L+H* and L*+H seems to be susceptible to individual differences in that the continuum of temporal peak alignment is divided differently by individual speakers (see speaker-specific histograms in Pierrehumbert & Steele, 1989). In addition to individual differences, systematic dialectal variation complicates the picture further (Mücke et al, 2008;Zahner-Ritter et al, 2022). At least partially, we may be able to capture accent placement in categorical terms.…”
Section: Categorical Distinctions Of Prominence Relationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Upcoming disalignment from the question is foreshadowed by the 9.1 s silence in line 2, an evaluation of the question as “difficult,” i.e., troublesome to answer (line 3), and the repetition of this in line 5. The rise-fall contour of the first evaluative “difficult” is striking here and might point to the speaker’s contrasting or conflicting attitude regarding the question ( Zahner-Ritter et al, 2022 ). Nonetheless, the coach withholds from taking turns.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 94%
“…The use of sonorant materials will help to map the entire accentual realization in a better way, possibly analyzing the entire f0-contour and not just tonal turning points (cf. [8,27,28]). To retrace the acquisition path better, data from younger children and adult data with similar items will be needed.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%