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Enlightenment of Spirit

open access: yesCentral Europe, 2020
This article covers the political effects of the Pietist movement in the Prussian territories. It details basic Pietist thought and how these doctrines were secularized, particularly in the eighteenth century and the nineteenth century, as Germany became
Grace Vowels
doaj  

Central, epenthetic, unmarked vowels and schwas : a brief outline of some essential differences [PDF]

open access: yesLinguística, 2010
In this study, we examine the nature and content of some phonetic/phonological designations to refer to central vowels. Bearing in mind that epenthetic vowels and unmarked vowels are not always central vowels, we will argue in favour of a thorough ...
João Veloso
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Forming New Vowel Categories in Second Language Speech: The Case of Polish Learners' Production of English /I/ and /e/ [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The paper concentrates on formation of L2 English vowel categories in the speech of Polish learners. More specifically, it compares distribution of two English categories - /I/ and /e/ relative to neighbouring Polish vowels.
Rojczyk, Arkadiusz
core   +3 more sources

Evaluating the efficacy of Amanda: A voice-based large language model chatbot for relationship challenges

open access: yesComputers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans
Digital health interventions are increasingly necessary to bridge gaps in mental health care, providing scalable and accessible solutions to address unmet needs.
Laura M. Vowels   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Jitter, Shimmer and HNR Classification within Gender, Tones and Vowels in Healthy Voices

open access: yes, 2014
A statistical analysis of the Jitter, Shimmer and Harmonic to Noise Ratio parameters was applied to classify and compare genders, vowels and tones of healthy voices.
João Paulo Teixeira, P. Fernandes
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A re-examination of the 9th vowel phoneme in Igbo

open access: yesStudies in African Linguistics, 1989
In this study the author provides some linguistic evidence to support his argument that I~!is an autonomous vowel phoneme in the Enuani dialect. First, he uses some minimal pairs to show instances where it contrasts with both lei and la/. In addition, he
Ambrose Adikarnkwu Monye
doaj   +1 more source

Unstressed Vowels in German Learner English: An Instrumental Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This study investigates the production of vowels in unstressed syllables by advanced German learners of English in comparison with native speakers of Standard Southern British English. Two acoustic properties were measured: duration and formant structure.
Abercrombie   +66 more
core   +3 more sources

Are chatbots the new relationship experts? Insights from three studies

open access: yesComputers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans
Relationship distress is among the most important predictors of individual distress. Over one in three couples report distress in relationships but despite the distress, couples only rarely seek help from couple therapists and instead prefer to seek ...
Laura M. Vowels
doaj   +1 more source

Speech tempo consonant deletion

open access: yesStudies in African Linguistics, 1989
Speech tempo, vowel contraction/elision, and consonant deletion are common phonetic features of the Edo language spoken in Oredo, Orhionmwo, and Ovia Local Government Areas of Bendel State, Nigeria.
Victor Edosa Omozuwa
doaj   +1 more source

Epenthetic vowels in Japanese: A perceptual illusion?

open access: yesJournal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 1999
In four cross-linguistic experiments comparing French and Japanese hearers, we found that the phonotactic properties of Japanese (very reduced set of syllable types) induce Japanese listeners to perceive ``illusory'' vowels inside consonant clusters in ...
Emmanuel Dupoux   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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