Abstract
This article describes the relationship between acoustics and perception in the study of
pitch phenomena observed while applying to Russian a method of stylizing fundamental
frequency curves for an experimental study of intonation in spontaneous and prepared
speech. In a short introduction the method of perceptual analysis/resynthesis is
presented. In subsequent sections it is demonstrated that the acoustic representation of
a pitch movement does not always reflect our perception of that movement. Therefore,
in a perceptual description of intonation, it is necessary to present acoustic as well as
perceptual data. It is discussed how pitch movements can be visualized, maintaining
both the acoustic and perceptual information. The phenomenon discussed in this article
has been observed in the intonation of various languages. Examples are fragments of
Dutch, English, German, Indonesian and Russian.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 32-39 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | IPO Annual Progress Report |
| Volume | 25 |
| Publication status | Published - 1990 |