Phonetic analysis of a case of foreign accent syndrome

The Foreign Accent Syndrome: A Reconsideration

“…For example, Blumstein, Alexander, Ryalls, Katz, and Dworetsky (1987) found that their American patient's accent was perceived as Eastern European, French, Dutch, and Scan-dinavian. Similarly, in a study by Ingram, McCormack, and Kennedy (1992), an Australian patient was variously judged as having an Asian, Swedish, or German accent.…”

“…It has been suggested that FAS does not reflect any particular foreign accent but rather is characterized by a ''generic foreign accent'' (Blumstein et al, 1987, p. 243;cf. also Gurd, Bessel, Bladon, & Bamford, 1988;Ingram et al, 1992). Detailed acoustic analyses of the speech production of a single FAS patient by Blumstein et al (1987) revealed that the anomalous features reflected patterns of speech found in the regular sound structures of human language, although not necessarily of the patient's native language.…”

Phonological and phonetic marking of information status in Foreign Accent Syndrome

“…2004, Blumstein et al. 1987), as well as exaggerated terminal rises or falls (Ingram et al. 1992, Moen 2006).…”

The role of speaking styles in assessing intonation in foreign accent syndrome

“…At segmental level, extant literature reports errors relating to the production of vowels such as alterations in length and quality (e.g. Ardila, Rosselli, & Ardila, 1988;Blumstein, Alexander, Ryalls, Katz, & Dworetzky, 1987;Graff-Radford, Cooper, Colsher, & Damasio, 1986;Gurd, Bessell, Bladon, & Bamford, 1988;Ingram, McCormack, & Kennedy, 1992;Miller, Lowit, & O'Sullivan, 2006;Perkins, Ryalls, Carson, & Whiteside, 2010) and tenseness (e.g. Ingram et al, 1992;Katz, Garst, & Levitt, 2008;Whitaker, 1982).…”

“…At suprasegmental level, alterations in intonation have been identified in particular to contribute to the speech changes. These include changes in pitch height and pitch range, resulting in inappropriate excursions (Avila, González, Parcet, & Belloch, 2004;Blumstein et al, 1987;Coelho & Robb 2001;Moonis et al, 1996) and exaggerated terminal contours (Ingram et al, 1992;Moen, 2006). Studies have further found evidence of issues with the functional use of intonation in speakers with FAS, reflected in inappropriate use of rising and falling intonation to indicate questions and statements (e.g.…”