Comparing native and non-native speech rhythm using acoustic rhythmic measures: Cantonese, Beijing Mandarin and English

This position paper investigates some of the problems in modelling speech timing for the design of speech databases and corpus analysis tools for phonetics and speech technology. First we examine a selection of phonetic approaches to speech timing analysis, the so-called 'rhythm metrics', and focus on explaining (1) inconsistencies (varying results for the same language) and (2) the failure to model rhythmic alternation. To overcome these problems we present a new perspective on the phonetic identification of rhythm patterns as a special case of duration modelling, including the additional criterion of alternation. We describe the Rhythm Parser, a tool for identifying hierarchical alternating patterns, and discuss results from applying it.

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Gestural overlap across word boundaries: Evidence from English and Mandarin speakers

Luo¹

2017

The Canadian Journal of Linguistics / La revue canadienne de li

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Comparing native and non-native speech rhythm using acoustic rhythmic measures: Cantonese, Beijing Mandarin and English

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Gestural overlap across word boundaries: Evidence from English and Mandarin speakers

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