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On Syllable-Timed Rhythm and Stress-Timed Rhythm in World Englishes : Revisited [PDF]
This paper draws attention to the tendency for stress-timed rhythm to be replaced by syllable-timed rhythm in a large number of new varieties of English.
Tetsuo NISHIHARA, VAN DE WEIJER Jeroen
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Voice and Speech in Atypical Parkinsonian Disorders
Background Motor speech disorders are early, common, and functionally limiting features of atypical parkinsonian disorders (APDs) such as progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), corticobasal syndrome (CBS), and multiple system atrophy (MSA). These impairments are underrecognized and undertreated in neurology clinics.
Federico Rodriguez‐Porcel +48 more
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The rhythm of catalan: an analysis based on phonetically balanced texts
Linguists have classified languages according to their rhythmic properties in two main classes, namely, stress-timed and syllable-timed languages. According to existing studies, the position of Catalan on this scale is controversial.
Patrícia Marsà Morales, Paolo Roseano
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Many bird species are monitored using auditory point count surveys during the breeding season. Autonomous recording units (ARUs) can be used to better understand the daily and seasonal timing of when a species is vocalizing, which can help align surveys with the time period when the maximum number of individuals are present. We used ARUs to improve our
K. M. Walton +5 more
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Tibetan Data Augmentation via GAN‐Based Handwritten Text Generation
ABSTRACT Increased awareness of Tibetan cultural preservation, along with technological advancements, has led to significant efforts in academic research on Tibetan. However, the structural complexity of the Tibetan language and limited labeled handwriting data impede advancements in Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and other applications.
Dorje Tashi +9 more
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A destressing "deafness" in French? [PDF]
French is a language in which accent is mandatory on the last syllable of every content word. In contrast, Spanish uses accent to distinguish different lexical items (e.g., b'ebe vs beb'e).
Dupoux, E. +3 more
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Acoustic correlates of linguistic rhythm: Perspectives [PDF]
The empirical grounding of a typology of languages' rhythm is again a hot issue. The currently popular approach is based on the durations of vocalic and intervocalic intervals and their variability. Despite some successes, many questions remain. The main
Ramus, Franck
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Loanwords and Linguistic Phylogenetics: *pelek̑u‐ ‘axe’ and *(H)a(i̯)g̑‐ ‘goat’1
Abstract This paper assesses the role of borrowings in two different approaches to linguistic phylogenetics: Traditional qualitative analyses of lexemes, and quantitative computational analysis of cognacy. It problematises the assumption that loanwords can be excluded altogether from datasets of lexical cognacy.
Simon Poulsen
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Romance Loans in Middle Dutch and Middle English: Retained or Lost? A Matter of Metre1
Abstract Romance words have been borrowed into all medieval West‐Germanic languages. Modern cognates show that the metrical patterns of loans can differ although the Germanic words remain constant: loan words Dutch kolónie, English cólony, German Koloníe compared with Germanic words Dutch wéduwe, English wídow, German Wítwe.
Johanneke Sytsema, Aditi Lahiri
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Exploring Sociolectal Identity Through Speech Rhythm in Philippine English
This study explores rhythm metrics as a sociolinguistic marker in Philippine English (PhE), addressing gaps in understanding rhythmic variation in Southeast Asian Englishes. It aims to uncover how rhythmic patterns reflect sociolectal identities within a
Teri An Joy Magpale
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