Towards phonetic explanations for preferred sound patterns

2021 ◽  
pp. 171-194
Author(s):  
Philip Hoole
Keyword(s):  
Sound Patterns

Stereotypical sound patterns in humpback whale songs: Usage and function

2003 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Mercado ◽  
Louis M. Herman ◽  
Adam A. Pack
Keyword(s):  
Humpback Whale ◽  
Sound Patterns ◽  
And Function

Authority as ‘Resultant Voice’: Towards a Stylistic and Musical Anthropology of Effective Speech in Archaic Rome

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurizio Bettini
Keyword(s):  
Archaic Period ◽  
Roman Culture ◽  
Poetic Expression ◽  
Sound Patterns ◽  
Exceptional Character

Abstract Analysis of a large number of texts from the archaic period of Roman culture shows that the authoritative character of a solemn utterance (a prophecy, the formula uttered by a praetor, a religious praefatio) was based principally on specific sound patterns. From these utterances’ use of parallelisms, phonic echoes and syllabic repetitions there emerged a sort of ‘resultant voice’, which made their exceptional character immediately apparent. From the perspective of their intended hearers, the sound-construction of these pronouncements had the capacity to arouse what the Romans called delectatio: that is, the disposition to believe in the truth and validity of what they were hearing. That the Romans included all these acoustic phenomena within a single perceptual domain is demonstrated by the fact that music, too, had the power to produce delectatio—and by the fact that the verb cano and its derivatives refer as much to musical as to poetic expression.

Predictability and phonology: past, present and future

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (s2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Shaw ◽  
Shigeto Kawahara
Keyword(s):  
Human Language ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Theoretical Context ◽  
Sound Patterns

AbstractMany papers in this special issue grew out of the talks given at the Symposium “The role of predictability in shaping human language sound patterns,” held at Western Sydney University (Dec. 10–11, 2016). Some papers were submitted in response to an open call; others were invited contributions. This introduction aims to contextualize the papers in the special issue within a broader theoretical context, focusing on what it means for phonological theory to incorporate gradient predictability, what questions arise as a consequence, and how the papers in this issue address these questions.

Truncation in message-oriented phonology: a case study using Korean vocative truncation

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (s2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigeto Kawahara ◽  
Seunghun J. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Optimality Theory ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
European Language ◽  
Sound Patterns ◽  
Faithfulness Constraint

AbstractThis paper analyzes the vocative truncation pattern in Korean from the viewpoint of Message-Oriented Phonology (MOP), which capitalizes on the idea that sound patterns are governed by a principle that makes message transfer effective. In the traditional naming pattern, Korean first names consist of a generation marker and a unique portion, and the order between these two elements alternates between generations. To derive vocative forms, the generation marker is truncated, and the suffixal [(j)a] is attached to the unique portion. We argue that MOP naturally predicts this type of truncation. As the generation marker is shared by all the members of the same generation, the generation marker is highly predictable and hence does not reduce uncertainty about the intended message. To achieve effective communication, predictable portions are deleted. Our analysis implies that MOP is relevant not only to phonetic implementation patterns, but also to morphophonological patterns. It also provides support for MOP based on data from a non-Indo-European language. Finally, we aim to integrate insights of MOP with a more formal proposal like Optimality Theory, by relating the predictability of a contrast to the ranking of the faithfulness constraint that it protects, following the spirit of the P-map hypothesis.

Shorter Articles and Notes Left-Right Differences in Auditory Perception of Verbal and Non-Verbal Material by Children

1967 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 334-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk J. Bakker
Keyword(s):  
Auditory Perception ◽  
Verbal Material ◽  
Quadratic Relation ◽  
Sound Patterns ◽  
The Right

One hundred and twenty children, 60 boys and 60 girls, varying in age between 6 and 12 years were presented with a series of digits and Morse-like sound patterns to each ear separately. As predicted, sound patterns were found to better retained when presented to the left ear than when presented to the right ear. Series of digits however were not retained better via the right ear than via the left ear. The dominance of the left ear for non-verbal material decreases with increasing age. For verbal material a quadratic relation between the dominance of the right ear and age was established.

scholarly journals The Message Shapes Phonology

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew B Wedel ◽  
Kathleen Hall ◽  
T. Florian Jaeger ◽  
Elizabeth Hume
Keyword(s):  
Information Theory ◽  
Bayesian Inference ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Message Transmission ◽  
Phonological Categories ◽  
Resource Cost ◽  
Sound Patterns ◽  
Complementary Set ◽  
Testable Model

Based on a diverse and complementary set of theoretical and empirical findings, we describe an approach to phonology in which sound patterns are shaped by the trade-off between biases supporting message transmission accuracy and resource cost. We refer to this approach as Message-Oriented Phonology. The evidence suggests that these biases influence the form of messages, defined with reference to a language's morphemes, words or higher levels of meaning, rather than influencing phonological categories directly. Integrating concepts from information theory and Bayesian inference with the existing body of phonological research, we propose a testable model of phonology that makes quantitative predictions. Moreover, we show that approaching language as a system of message transfer provides greater explanatory coverage of a diverse range of sound patterns.

scholarly journals Cooperation in sound and motion: Complexity matching in collaborative interaction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Drew Abney ◽  
Alexandra Paxton ◽  
Rick Dale ◽  
Chris Kello
Keyword(s):  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Collaborative Interaction ◽  
Sound Patterns ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Motion Complexity

Complex behaviors are layered with processes across timescales that must be coordinated with each other to accomplish cooperative goals. Complexity matching is the coordination of nested layers of behaviors across individuals. We hypothesize that complexity matching extends across individuals and their respective layers of processes when cooperating in joint tasks. We measured coordination in a joint tower building task through the layers of sound and movement patterns produced by partners and found that partners built higher towers when their sound patterns fell into more similar relations with each other across timescales, as measured by complexity matching. Our findings shed light on the function of complexity matching and lead to new hypotheses about multiscale coordination and communication. We discuss how complexity matching encompasses flexible and complementary dynamics between partners that support complex acts of human coordination.

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