Automatic Evaluation of two Intonational Phrasing Algorithms for Dutch

A contribution to the synthesis of Italian intonation

A first approximation of a model for the automatic synthesis of Italian intonation is proposed. In line with Pierrehumbert's theory of intonational description [1] fundamental frequency contours of Italian are modelled as sequences of abstract tonal elements aligned with the text. Different levels of prosodic phrasing (accent units, intermediate and intonational phrases) are taken into account ...

Clausal parentheticals, intonational phrasing, and prosodic theory

This paper investigates the intonational phrasing of three types of parenthetical insertions – non-restrictive relative clauses (NRRCs), full sentences, and comment clauses (CCs) – in actual spoken language. It draws on a large set of data from a corpus of spoken British English. Its aim is twofold: first, it evaluates the correctness of previous claims about the intonational phrasing of parent...

RUNNING HEAD : Intonational Phrasing 1 Intonational phrasing is constrained by meaning , not balance

Intonational realisation of topic and focus in child Dutch

Intonational realisation of topic and focus in child Dutch Aoju Chen, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen Languages express the topic-focus distinction in different ways (e.g. word order, particles, intonation). In this study we focus on intonation and in particular look at type of pitch accent and phrasing. There has been relatively little discussion on the use of intonation t...

On the relation between intonational phrasing and pitch accent distribution. evidence from European Portuguese varieties

Intonational phrasing and pitch accent distribution (PAD) have been proposed to be interdependent (Portuguese) and independent properties of prosodic systems (Egyptian). This paper examines the relation between intonational phrasing and pitch accent distribution in two center-southern varieties of European Portuguese Alentejo (Ale) and Algarve (Alg). Sentences obtained in a reading task systema...