Previous work demonstrates that a word's status as morphologically-simple or complex may
be reflected in its phonetic realisation. One possible source for these effects is phonetic …

By force of nature, every bit of spoken language is produced at a particular speed. However,
this speed is not constant—speakers regularly speed up and slow down. Variation in speech …

This paper tests whether lemma frequency impacts the duration of homographic noun–verb
homophones in spontaneous speech, eg cut (n)/cut (v). In earlier research on effects of …

First-language acquisition of morphology refers to the process whereby native speakers
gain full and automatic command of the inflectional and derivational machinery of their …

Each language has its unique way to mark grammatical information such as gender, number
and tense. For example, English marks number and tense/aspect information with …

This paper is concerned with phonetic correlates of grammatical category, specifically the
finding that nouns are pronounced with greater duration than verbs in discourse. Most …

Prosody and syntax are assumed to interact strictly, both in terms of processing and of brain
activation. According to some authors, the interaction between prosody and other …

Apparently homophonous sequences contain acoustic information that differentiates their
meanings [Gahl.(2008). Time and thyme are not homophones: The effect of lemma …

In natural production, adults differentiate homophones prosodically as a function of the
frequency of their intended meaning. This study compares adult and child productions of …

The cross-categorical use of nouns and verbs poses a challenging problem to young
language learners because they are known to be less willing to accept that a single form of a …