Tone, stress, quantity, and quality: prosodic patterns and tonal wug-tests in Žiri Slovenian

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.31234/osf.io/b7uj5 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Gasper Begus ◽

Peter Jurgec

Keyword(s):

Word Length ◽

Rare Case ◽

High Tone ◽

Vowel Quality ◽

Methodological Issues ◽

Phonological Processes

The prosodic systems of the world’s languages vary widely in their complexity. In this paper, we report on a prosodic pattern in Žiri Slovenian, which displays an intricate set of interactions between tone, stress, quantity, and vowel quality. Some of the prosodic patterns are well motivated (e.g. the preference of High tone syllables to be stressed) while others lack phonetic or phonological motivation (e.g. the preference of long vowels to fall on the second syllable of a trochaic foot). Žiri also displays a rare case of interaction of prosody with vowel quality. To confirm productivity of the observed patterns, we conducted a wug experiment that tested the dependence of stress on vowel quality, word length, and tone. All in all, this paper brings forth new instances of phonetically unmotivated phonological processes at the suprasegmental level, which appear less discussed than at the segmental level. We also discuss methodological issues arising from artificial experiments on tonal processes.

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The Phonology of Chichewa

10.1093/oso/9780198724742.001.0001 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Laura J. Downing ◽

Al Mtenje

Keyword(s):

Full Range ◽

Vowel Harmony ◽

High Tone ◽

Theoretical Frameworks ◽

Phonological Processes ◽

Bantu Languages ◽

Prosodic Morphology ◽

Theoretical Approaches ◽

Place Assimilation ◽

Core Issues

Bantu languages have played and continue to play an important role as a source of data illustrating core phonological processes—vowel harmony, nasal place assimilation, postnasal laryngeal alternations, tonal phenomena such as high tone spread and the OCP, prosodic morphology, and the phonology–syntax interface. Chichewa, in particular, has been a key language in the development of theoretical approaches to these phonological phenomena. This book provides thorough descriptive coverage, presented in a clear, atheoretical manner, of the full range of phonological phenomena of Chichewa. Less well-studied topics—such as positional asymmetries in the distribution of segments, the phonetics of tone, and intonation—are also included. The book surveys, where relevant, important recent theoretical approaches to phonological problems—such as vowel harmony, the phonology–syntax interface, focus prosody, and reduplication—where Chichewa data is routinely referred to in the theoretical literature. The book will therefore serve as a resource for phonologists—at all levels and working in different theoretical frameworks—who are interested in the processes discussed. Because many of the phonological processes in Chichewa are conditioned by particular morphological or syntactic contexts, the book should also be of interest to linguists working on the interfaces. As there are almost no other monographs on the phonology of Bantu languages available, this book serves as an excellent introduction to core issues in the phonology of Bantu languages.

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Tone splitting and vowel quality evidence from Lugbara

Studies in African Linguistics ◽

10.32473/sal.v17i1.107492 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 56-68 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Torben Andersen

Keyword(s):

High Tone ◽

Vowel Quality ◽

Quality Evidence

In recent surveys of tonal phenomena it is suggested that vowel quality rarely affects tone. In the present paper it is argued that one such case can be found in Lugbara. Internal and comparative evidence is presented that the vowel feature Advanced Tongue Root (ATR) has had an initiating role in tone splitting in Western Lugbara. It is demonstrated tha.t the pitch of a vowel with a high tone was raised if the vowel was [+ATR], and it is suggested that the resulting tonal allophony was later phonemicized due to vowel merger and reduction or loss of segments.

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The Costs of Family Planning Programs: Methodological Issues with an Application to Barbados

Journal of Biosocial Science ◽

10.1017/s0021932000005915 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 9 (01) ◽

Keyword(s):

Family Planning ◽

Methodological Issues ◽

Family Planning Programs

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Identification of Pulmonary Deposits from a Sandpaper Worker: A Study by Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Microanalysis

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100053061 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 40 ◽

pp. 52-53

Author(s):

S. K. Peng ◽

M.A. Egy ◽

J. K. Singh ◽

M.B. Bishop

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Environmental Pollution ◽

Rare Case ◽

Interstitial Fibrosis ◽

X Ray ◽

Documented Case ◽

Etiologic Agents ◽

Pulmonary Interstitial Fibrosis ◽

Gold Miners ◽

Pulmonary Changes

Electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray microanalysis (EDXA) are found to be very useful tools for identification of etiologic agents in pneumoconiosis or interstitial pulmonary disorders. Pulmonary interstitial fibrosis and granulomatosis are frequently associated with occupational and environmental pollution. Numerous reports of pneumoconiosis in various occupations such as coal and gold miners are presented in the literature. However, there is no known documented case of pulmonary changes in workers in the sandpaper industry. This study reports a rare case of pulmonary granulomatosis containing deposits from abrasives of sandpaper diagnosed by using EDXA.

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Procedure for Maximizing Phonological Information from Single-Word Responses

Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools ◽

10.1044/0161-1461.1504.267 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 267-274 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Harriet B. Klein

Keyword(s):

Phonological Information ◽

Single Word ◽

Preliminary Assessment ◽

Target Attainment ◽

Phonological Processes ◽

Step Procedure ◽

Yield Information ◽

Assessment Measure ◽

Busy Clinician ◽

Planning Intervention

Formal articulation test responses are often used by the busy clinician as a basis for planning intervention goals. This article describes a 6-step procedure for using efficiently the single-word responses elicited with an articulation test. This procedure involves the assessment of all consonants within a word rather than only test-target consonants. Responses are organized within a Model and Replica chart to yield information about an individual's (a) articulation ability, (b) frequency of target attainment, substitutions, and deletions, (c) variability in production, and (d) phonological processes. This procedure is recommended as a preliminary assessment measure. It is advised that more detailed analysis of continuous speech be undertaken in conjunction with early treatment sessions.

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Using Conventional Articulation Tests With Highly Unintelligible Children

Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools ◽

10.1044/0161-1461.2301.52 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 52-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Pamela G. Garn-Nunn ◽

Vicki Martin

Keyword(s):

Test Results ◽

Phonological Processes ◽

Rule Based ◽

Severity Level ◽

Error Sensitivity ◽

Conventional Tests ◽

Severity Levels ◽

Conventional Test ◽

Impaired Children

This study explored whether or not standard administration and scoring of conventional articulation tests accurately identified children as phonologically disordered and whether or not information from these tests established severity level and programming needs. Results of standard scoring procedures from the Assessment of Phonological Processes-Revised, the Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation, the Photo Articulation Test, and the Weiss Comprehensive Articulation Test were compared for 20 phonologically impaired children. All tests identified the children as phonologically delayed/disordered, but the conventional tests failed to clearly and consistently differentiate varying severity levels. Conventional test results also showed limitations in error sensitivity, ease of computation for scoring procedures, and implications for remediation programming. The use of some type of rule-based analysis for phonologically impaired children is highly recommended.

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Age-Related Differences in Processing Dynamic Information to Identify Vowel Quality

Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/jshr.3504.892 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 35 (4) ◽

pp. 892-902 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Robert Allen Fox ◽

Lida G. Wall ◽

Jeanne Gokcen

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Vowel Quality ◽

Perceptual Cues ◽

Dynamic Information ◽

Process Dynamic ◽

Center Condition ◽

Age Related ◽

Control Version ◽

Older Subjects ◽

Whole Word

This study examined age-related differences in the use of dynamic acoustic information (in the form of formant transitions) to identify vowel quality in CVCs. Two versions of 61 naturally produced, commonly occurring, monosyllabic English words were created: a control version (the unmodified whole word) and a silent-center version (in which approximately 62% of the medial vowel was replaced by silence). A group of normal-hearing young adults (19–25 years old) and older adults (61–75 years old) identified these tokens. The older subjects were found to be significantly worse than the younger subjects at identifying the medial vowel and the initial and final consonants in the silent-center condition. These results support the hypothesis of an age-related decrement in the ability to process dynamic perceptual cues in the perception of vowel quality.

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