Sökning: "accent"

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  1. 1. De sammansatta ordens accentuering i Skånemålen

    Författare :Mathias Strandberg; Staffan Fridell; Tomas Riad; Lars-Olof Delsing; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; tonal word accent; tone accent; word accent; accent 1; accent 2; stress; second-element stress; compounds; compound words; Scanian; dialects; Swedish; etymology; syncope; loanwords; borrowing; ordaccent; tonaccent; accent 1; accent 2; betoning; efterledsbetoning; sammansättningar; sammansatta ord; skånska; dialekter; svenska; etymologi; synkope; lånord; Nordiska språk; Scandinavian Languages;

    Sammanfattning : Swedish has a contrast between two so-called tonal word accents: accent 1 and accent 2. In central standard Swedish, for example, compound words generally have accent 2 and primary stress on the first element. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Nuclear Intonation in Swedish : Evidence from Experimental-Phonetic Studies and a Comparison with German

    Författare :Gilbert Ambrazaitis; Fonetik; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; parallel encoding; contrastive topic; new information; given information; focus; information structure; pragmatics; nucleus; sentence accent; prosody; word accent; F0; early peak; perception; reaction time;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates Swedish intonation patterns and their interaction with word accent realisation in various pragmatic conditions, using German as a reference language. The point of departure is the wide-spread assumption that Swedish, as a language with a tonal word accent distinction, has a considerably smaller repertoire of nuclear intonation contours than German and other so-called intonation languages. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Ljudstrukturen i dialekten i Rödåliden : Auditiv analys av fonemen i en norrländsk dialekt i början av 2000-talet

    Författare :Rune Westerlund; Lars-Erik Edlund; Eva Strangert; Gjert Kristoffersen; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; functional; informants; commutation; distribution; tonal accent; circumflex accent; auditory; cacuminal; Västerbotten; Swedish language; Svenska språket;

    Sammanfattning : This study investigates the sound structure of the dialect of the Rödåliden area in the province of Västerbotten in Northern Sweden. The aim is to describe the phonological system with a structural approach. LÄS MER

  5. 4. That voice sounds familiar : factors in speaker recognition

    Författare :Erik J. Eriksson; Kirk P. H. Sullivan; Christopher Darwin; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; speaker recognition; accent; emotions; hearing; spectral moments; formant transitions; dialect; Cognitive science; Kognitionsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Humans have the ability to recognize other humans by voice alone. This is important both socially and for the robustness of speech perception. This Thesis contains a set of eight studies that investigates how different factors impact on speaker recognition and how these factors can help explain how listeners perceive and evaluate speaker identity. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Robots Beyond Borders : The Role of Social Robots in Spoken Second Language Practice

    Författare :Ronald Cumbal; Olov Engwall; Tony Belpaeme; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Conversations; gaze; backchannels; multi-party; accent; culture; Samtal; blick; återkoppling; gruppdynamik; brytning; kultur; Speech and Music Communication; Tal- och musikkommunikation;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates how social robots can support adult second language (L2) learners in improving conversational skills. It recognizes the challenges inherent in adult L2 learning, including increased cognitive demands and the unique motivations driving adult education. LÄS MER