Speech Timing and Rhythmic Structure in Arabic dialects:a comparison of two approaches

Hamdi Sultan, Rim; Barkat-Defradas, Melissa; Ferragne, Emmanuel; Pellegrino, Francois

Type de document :

Communication dans un congrès avec actes

Titre :

Speech Timing and Rhythmic Structure in Arabic dialects:a comparison of two approaches

Auteur(s) :

Hamdi Sultan, Rim [Auteur]

Savoirs, Textes, Langage (STL) - UMR 8163 [STL]
Barkat-Defradas, Melissa [Auteur]
Équipe 3 : Parole et discours : fonctionnement/dysfonctionnement et appropriation
Ferragne, Emmanuel [Auteur]
Centre de Linguistique Inter-langues, de Lexicologie, de Linguistique Anglaise et de Corpus [CLILLAC-ARP (EA_3967)]
Pellegrino, Francois [Auteur]
Dynamique Du Langage [DDL]

Titre de la manifestation scientifique :

International Speech and Communication Association

Ville :

Jeju Island

Pays :

Corée du Sud

Date de début de la manifestation scientifique :

2004-10-04

Titre de l’ouvrage :

Actes of International Speech and Communication Association

Titre de la revue :

INTERSPEECH 2004 - ICSLP 8th International Conference on Spoken Language Processing

Date de publication :

2004

Mot(s)-clé(s) en anglais :

Linguistic

Discipline(s) HAL :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Linguistique

Résumé en anglais : [en]

This paper raises questions about the discrete or continuous nature of rhythm classes. Within this framework, our study investigates speech rhythm in the different Arabic dialects that have been constantly described as ...
Lire la suite >This paper raises questions about the discrete or continuous nature of rhythm classes. Within this framework, our study investigates speech rhythm in the different Arabic dialects that have been constantly described as stress-timed compared with other languages belonging to different rhythm categories. Preliminary evidence from perceptual experiments revealed that listeners use speech rhythm cues to distinguish speakers of Arabic from North Africa from those of the Middle East. In an attempt to elucidate the reasons for this perceptual discrimination, an acoustic investigation based on duration measurement was carried out (i.e. percentages of vocalic intervals (%V) and the standard deviation of consonantal intervals (∆C)). This experiment reveals that despite their rhythmic differences, all Arabic dialects still cluster around stress-timed languages exhibiting a different distribution from languages belonging to other rhythm categories such as French and Catalan. Besides, our study suggests that there is no such thing as clear-cut rhythm classes but rather overlapping categories. As a means of comparison, we also used Pairwise Variability Indices so as to validate the reliability of our findings.Lire moins >

Langue :

Anglais

Comité de lecture :

Oui

Audience :

Internationale

Vulgarisation :

Non

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