In describing the development of tones and register in Southeast and East Asia, several phonetic features need to be considered: various dimensions of pitch (e.g. height and contour), phonation type features (e.g. breathiness and creakiness), and length (i.e intrinsic tonal duration). Vietnamese as seen as a link between two linguistic areas with different types of suprasegmental features, name...

one of the interesting topics on multimedia domain is concerned with empowering computer in order to speech production. speech synthesis is granting human abilities to the computer for speech production. data-based approach and process-based approach are the two main approaches on speech synthesis. each approach has its varied challenges. unit-selection speech synthesis and statistical parametr...

Previous theories of conceptual combination comprehension have failed to address the possible role of suprasegmental factors such as prosody and emphasis patterns. In this study, we investigated the effect of prosody on the comprehension of novel noun-noun compounds. First, we formulate some predictions based on existing theories of conceptual combination and linguistic accounts of emphasis ass...

Das diesem Bericht zugrundeliegende Forschungsvorhaben wurde mit Mitteln des Bundesministers f ur Forschung und Technologie unter dem F orderkenn-zeichen 01 IV 102 H/0 und 01 IV 102 C 6 gef ordert. Die Verantwortung f ur den Inhalt dieser Arbeit liegt bei dem Autor. Abstract: In order to cope with the problems of spontaneous speech (including, for example, hesitations and non-words) it is neces...

This article is based on a professional development session or presentation that the author gave in regional TESOL affiliate conference, and it discusses importance of teaching, why ESL/ EFL teachers should teach pronunciation, reasons they generally give for avoiding how we can integrate into our curriculum. The sheds light SLA, Second Language Acquisition, research especially studies are rela...

Poor nonword repetition is considered as a clinical marker of specific language impairment (SLI). In children with expressive language problems, the analysis and scoring procedures are often insufficiently described. We argue for a combined analysis of segmental and suprasegmental accuracy in nonword repetition tasks as well as an appreciation of gender differences. The view is taken based on e...

Foreign accent is judged by the degree to which the non-native (L2) production is perceived differently from production patterns by native speakers (NL) [1]. Both segmental and suprasegmental features are shown influential in accent perception by NL speakers or L2 learners [2]-[4]. However, roles of prosodic cues in the process are not well known yet. Our study aims to investigate effects of in...