Prosody is an umbrella term used to cover a variety of interconnected and interacting
phenomena, namely stress, rhythm, phrasing, and intonation. The phonetic expression of …

We experimentally tested three hypotheses regarding the pragmatics of two tunes (one high-
ending, one flat-ending) used with Greek wh-questions:(a) the high-ending tune is …

Prosodic aspects of cross-linguistic contact are under-researched, especially past contact
that has subsequently ceased. In this paper, we investigate declarative and polar question …

Speech intonation conveys a wealth of linguistic and social information, such as the
intention to ask a question versus make a statement. However, due to the considerable …

ABSTRACT A major issue in intonation research is modelling fine-grained variability while
capturing significant generalizations needed to guide typology and abstraction. I argue that …

Abstract As conversational Text-to-Speech (TTS) technologies become increasingly realistic
and expressive, understanding the impact of prosodic variation on speech perception and …

The current study investigates whether the variables of power, distance, and imposition can
correlate with politeness by examining speech rate in Spanish offers. The hypothesis is that …

We modeled the Greek H*, L+ H*, and H*+ L pitch accents using functional principal
component analysis, followed by statistical modeling and curve reconstruction. The accents …

In this chapter we address sociophonetics and intonation. We note complementary trends
among scholars of intonation to delve into social factors as a source of variability and among …

The article examines the perception of Russian rising-falling pitch contours by native
speakers. These contours have received much attention due to the fact that Russian does …