Comparison of F0 range in Spontaneous Speech in Kammu Tonal and Non-Tonal Dialects
(2011) ICPhS 17- Abstract
- The aim of this study is to investigate whether the occurrence of lexical tones in a language imposes restrictions on its pitch range. Kammu, a Mon-Khmer language spoken in Northern Laos comprises dialects with and without lexical tones and with no other major phonological differences. We use Kammu spontaneous speech to investigate differences in pitch range in the two dialects. The main finding is that tonal speakers exhibit a narrower pitch range. Thus, even at a high degree of engagement found in spontaneous speech, lexical tones impose restrictions on speakers’ pitch variation.
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- author
- Karlsson, Anastasia LU ; House, David ; Svantesson, Jan-Olof LU and Tayanin, Damrong LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2011
- type
- Contribution to conference
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- pitch range, tone, timing, intonation, Kammu, Khmu
- pages
- 4 pages
- conference name
- ICPhS 17
- conference dates
- 2011-08-17
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Linguistics and Phonetics (015010003)
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- 7582e6b9-b08c-4f6a-b6ff-05c4168d162b (old id 2116938)
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