Evidence for attractors in English intonation Export

@article{citeulike:1992267, abstract = {Although the pitch of the human voice is continuously variable, some linguists contend that intonation in speech is restricted to a small, limited set of patterns. This claim is tested by asking subjects to mimic a block of 100 randomly generated intonation contours and then to imitate themselves in several successive sessions. The produced f0 contours gradually converge towards a limited set of distinct, previously recognized basic English intonation patterns. These patterns are \"attractors\" in the space of possible intonation English contours. The convergence does not occur immediately. Seven of the ten participants show continued convergence toward their attractors after the first iteration. Subjects retain and use information beyond phonological contrasts, suggesting that intonational phonology is not a complete description of their mental representation of intonation. \©2006 Acoustical Society of America}, author = {Braun, Bettina and Kochanski, Greg and Grabe, Esther and Rosner, Burton S.}, citeulike-article-id = {1992267}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=JASMAN000119000006004006000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aip.org/link/?JAS/119/4006}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2195267}, doi = {10.1121/1.2195267}, journal = {The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America}, keywords = {linguistics, nonlinear}, number = {6}, pages = {4006--4015}, posted-at = {2007-11-27 10:46:54}, priority = {0}, publisher = {ASA}, title = {Evidence for attractors in English intonation}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2195267}, volume = {119}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1992267 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1992267 N2 - Although the pitch of the human voice is continuously variable, some linguists contend that intonation in speech is restricted to a small, limited set of patterns. This claim is tested by asking subjects to mimic a block of 100 randomly generated intonation contours and then to imitate themselves in several successive sessions. The produced f0 contours gradually converge towards a limited set of distinct, previously recognized basic English intonation patterns. These patterns are "attractors" in the space of possible intonation English contours. The convergence does not occur immediately. Seven of the ten participants show continued convergence toward their attractors after the first iteration. Subjects retain and use information beyond phonological contrasts, suggesting that intonational phonology is not a complete description of their mental representation of intonation. ©2006 Acoustical Society of America IS - 6 JF - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America EP - 4015 TI - Evidence for attractors in English intonation PB - ASA VL - 119 SP - 4006 KW - linguistics KW - nonlinear AU - Braun, Bettina AU - Kochanski, Greg AU - Grabe, Esther AU - Rosner, Burton PY - 2006/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2195267 ER -