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Exploring the Interaction between Phonation and Prosody
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Exploring the Interaction between Phonation and Prosody

A special issue of Languages (ISSN 2226-471X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2021) | Viewed by 19464

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Christina Esposito

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Guest Editor
Linguistics Department, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN 55105, USA
Interests: phonation; tone; White Hmong
Dr. Sameer Khan

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Guest Editor
Linguistics Department, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Bl, Portland, OR 97202, USA
Interests: intonation; phonation; Bengali and other South Asian languages

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The last decade has seen a surge in research on phonation (voice quality) (e.g., Berkson, 2019; Esposito & Khan, 2012; Garellek, Ritchart, and Kuang, 2016; Keating, Garellek, and Kreiman 2015; Tian and Kuang 2019; see Esposito and Khan, 2020 for references) and prosody (intonation and rhythm) (e.g., Das and Mahanta, 2019; Elfner, 2015; Féry and Fanselow, 2020; Frota and Prieto, 2015; Jun, 2014; among countless others). As these two fields are inherently linked, the questions, hypotheses, findings, and interpretations of one directly affect those of the other. The goal of this Special Issue is to highlight work on the interaction between phonation and prosody. The focus includes but is not restricted to topics such as the following:

  • Interaction between intonation and phonation;
  • Relationship between lexical tone and phonation;
  • Acoustic description of prosody and phonation in an underdocumented language;
  • Perceptual work on prosodic features and phonation;
  • Acoustic description of a phonological register system.

We request that, prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of 400–600 words summarizing their intended contribution. This should be sent to the Guest Editors (Christina Esposito ([email protected]) and Sameer ud Dowla Khan ([email protected]) or to the Languages Editorial Office ([email protected]). Abstracts will be reviewed by the Guest Editors for the purposes of ensuring proper fit within the scope of the Special Issue. Full manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer-review.

The tentative completion schedule is as follows:

  • Abstract submission deadline: 1 December 2020
  • Notification of abstract acceptance: 15 January 2021
  • Full manuscript deadline: 15 April 2021

References

Berkson, K. H. 2019. Acoustic correlates of breathy sonorants in Marathi. Journal of Phonetics 73, 70–90.

Das, K. & Mahanta, S. 2019. Intonational phonology of Boro. Glossa: A Journal of General Linguistics 4.

Elfner, E. 2015. Recursion in prosodic phrasing: evidence from Connemara Irish. Natural Language and Linguistic Theory 33:1169–208.

Esposito, C. M. & Khan, S. D. 2012. Contrastive breathiness across consonants and vowels: a comparative study of Gujarati and White Hmong. Journal of the International Phonetic Association 42, 123–43.

Esposito, C. M. & Khan, S. D. 2020, to appear. The cross-linguistic patterns of phonation types. Language and Linguistics Compass.

Féry, C. & Fanselow, G. 2020. Prosody of discontinuous nominal phrases in Indian languages. Journal of South Asian Languages 10, 60–87.

Frota, S. & Prieto, P. 2015. Intonation in Romance. Oxford University Press.

Garellek, M., Ritchart, A., & Kuang, J. 2016. Breathy voice during nasality: a cross-linguistic study. Journal of Phonetics 59, 110–21.

Jun, S.-A. 2014. Prosodic Typology II: The Phonology of Intonation and Phrasing. Oxford University Press.

Keating, P., Garellek, M., & Kreiman, J. 2015. Acoustic properties of different kinds of creaky voice. Proceedings of the 18th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Glasgow, 0821.1–0821.5.

Tian, J. & Kuang, J. 2019. The phonetic properties of the non-modal phonation in Shanghainese. Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 1–27. doi: 10.1017/S0025100319000148

Dr. Christina Esposito
Dr. Sameer Khan
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • phonation
  • tone
  • prosody
  • voice quality
  • intonation
  • register

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Phonation Variation as a Function of Checked Syllables and Prosodic Boundaries
by Xin Gao and Jianjing Kuang
Languages 2022, 7(3), 171; https://doi.org/10.3390/languages7030171 - 5 Jul 2022
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The phonation variation in Shanghainese is influenced by both phonemic phonation contrast and global prosodic context. This study investigated the phonetic realization of checked and unchecked syllables at four different prosodic positions (sandhi-medial, sandhi-final, phrase-final, and IP-final). By analyzing both acoustic and articulatory [...] Read more.
The phonation variation in Shanghainese is influenced by both phonemic phonation contrast and global prosodic context. This study investigated the phonetic realization of checked and unchecked syllables at four different prosodic positions (sandhi-medial, sandhi-final, phrase-final, and IP-final). By analyzing both acoustic and articulatory voice measures, we achieved a better understanding of the nature of checkedness contrast and prosodic boundaries: (1) Different phonetic correlates are associated with the two laryngeal functions: The checkedness contrast is mostly distinguished by the relative degree of glottal constriction, but the prosodic boundaries are mostly associated with periodicity and noise measures. (2) The checkedness contrast is well maintained in all prosodic contexts, suggesting that the controls for the local checkedness contrast are rather independent of global prosody. Full article
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Stød Timing and Domain in Danish
by Jailyn M. Peña
Languages 2022, 7(1), 50; https://doi.org/10.3390/languages7010050 - 24 Feb 2022
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This study investigates the timing of stød, a type of phonological nonmodal phonation related to creaky voice in Danish, relative to the syllable. Stød-bearing syllables are characterized by high fundamental frequency (F0) and modal phonation at the beginning of the syllable followed by [...] Read more.
This study investigates the timing of stød, a type of phonological nonmodal phonation related to creaky voice in Danish, relative to the syllable. Stød-bearing syllables are characterized by high fundamental frequency (F0) and modal phonation at the beginning of the syllable followed by nonmodal, often creaky phonation and low F0 towards the end of the syllable (the stød phase proper). However, the timing of these two phases relative to the syllable and to each other has been debated. To investigate this, F0 throughout the word and the timing of the stød phase proper relative to the syllable were analyzed in five types of monosyllabic words. The results show that across word types the first stød phase (high F0) coordinates with the syllable rhyme onset, whilst the second phase is timed to the center of the sonorant rhyme, in contrast to previous hypotheses of stød timing. This relationship is formalized using the framework of Articulatory Phonology. In doing so, two additions to the theory are proposed to account for the biphasic nature of stød and the timing of the stød phase proper relative to the syllable. Full article
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Checked Syllables, Checked Tones, and Tone Sandhi in Xiapu Min
by Yuan Chai and Shihong Ye
Languages 2022, 7(1), 47; https://doi.org/10.3390/languages7010047 - 24 Feb 2022
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A “checked” syllable usually refers to one with a short vowel and an oral or glottal coda, which results impressionistically in a “short” and “abrupt” quality. Although common in languages of the world, it is unclear how to characterize checked syllables phonetically. In [...] Read more.
A “checked” syllable usually refers to one with a short vowel and an oral or glottal coda, which results impressionistically in a “short” and “abrupt” quality. Although common in languages of the world, it is unclear how to characterize checked syllables phonetically. In this study, we investigated the acoustic features of checked syllables in citation and sandhi forms in Xiapu Min, an under-documented language from China. We conducted a production experiment and analyzed the F0, phonatory quality, vowel duration, and vowel quality in checked syllables. The results show that, in citation tones, checked syllables are realized with distinct F0 contours from unchecked syllables, along with glottalization in the end and a shorter duration overall. In sandhi tones, checked syllables lose their distinct F0 contours and become less glottalized. However, the shorter duration of checked syllables is retained in sandhi forms. This study lays out the acoustic properties that tend to be associated with checked syllables and can be used when testing checked syllables in other language varieties. The fact that in Xiapu Min sandhi checked tones become less glottalized but preserve their shorter duration suggests that, when checked syllables become unchecked diachronically, glottalization might be lost prior to duration lengthening. Full article
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Pitch Range and Voice Quality in Dimasa Focus Intonation
by Shakuntala Mahanta, Amalesh Gope and Priti Raychoudhury
Languages 2021, 6(4), 185; https://doi.org/10.3390/languages6040185 - 8 Nov 2021
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This paper presents an analysis of Dimasa focus intonation. The acoustic analysis shows that narrow focus sentences undergo a jump in the pitch range irrespective of the underlying tonal value of the morpheme it attaches to. In addition to f0 expansion, the prosodic [...] Read more.
This paper presents an analysis of Dimasa focus intonation. The acoustic analysis shows that narrow focus sentences undergo a jump in the pitch range irrespective of the underlying tonal value of the morpheme it attaches to. In addition to f0 expansion, the prosodic property of focus in Dimasa was found to have different (tense) phonation in morphologically marked narrow focus sentences when compared to the broad focus context. Thus, the tense phonation property of sentences bearing morphological focus is not only an acoustic property of a higher pitch range but may also be an acoustic cue of discourse-level intonation. Full article
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The Phonetics of Tone and Voice Quality Interactions in Sylheti
by Amalesh Gope
Languages 2021, 6(4), 154; https://doi.org/10.3390/languages6040154 - 23 Sep 2021
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This paper examines the phonetic interactions of tone and voice qualities in Sylheti. Data from six native speakers are examined to understand the voice qualities of the vowels carrying contrastive tones. The results identify three spectral measures (viz., H1*–H2*, H1*–A2*, and H1*–A3*) and [...] Read more.
This paper examines the phonetic interactions of tone and voice qualities in Sylheti. Data from six native speakers are examined to understand the voice qualities of the vowels carrying contrastive tones. The results identify three spectral measures (viz., H1*–H2*, H1*–A2*, and H1*–A3*) and one noise measure (viz., CPP) as reliable indicators of modal (or in the continuum of modal to tense) vs. breathy (or, in the continuum of breathy to lax) phonation contrasts in the vowels carrying high and low tone, respectively. Finally, a statistical model is proposed that predicts consistent phonation contrasts across the total duration of the contrastive tones. Full article
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Fundamental Frequency and Phonation Differences in the Production of Stop Laryngeal Contrasts of Endangered Shina
by Qandeel Hussain
Languages 2021, 6(3), 139; https://doi.org/10.3390/languages6030139 - 17 Aug 2021
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Shina is an endangered Indo-Aryan (Dardic) language spoken in Gilgit, Northern Pakistan. The present study investigates the acoustic correlates of Shina’s three-way stop laryngeal contrast across five places of articulation. A wide range of acoustic correlates were measured including fundamental frequency (F0), spectral [...] Read more.
Shina is an endangered Indo-Aryan (Dardic) language spoken in Gilgit, Northern Pakistan. The present study investigates the acoustic correlates of Shina’s three-way stop laryngeal contrast across five places of articulation. A wide range of acoustic correlates were measured including fundamental frequency (F0), spectral tilt (H1*-H2*, H1*-A1*, H1*-A2*, and H1*-A3*), and cepstral peak prominence (CPP). Voiceless aspirated stops were characterized by higher fundamental frequency, spectral tilt, and cepstral peak prominence, compared to voiceless unaspirated and voiced unaspirated stops. These results suggest that Shina is among those languages which have a raising effect of aspiration on the pitch and spectral tilt onsets of the following vowels. Positive correlations among fundamental frequency, spectral tilt, and cepstral peak prominence were observed. The findings of this study will contribute to the phonetic documentation of endangered Dardic languages. Full article
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