Abstract
The main cue to interrogativity in Dutch declarative questions is found in the final boundary tone. When whispering, a speaker does not produce the most important acoustic information conveying this: the fundamental frequency. In this paper listeners are shown to perceive the difference between whispered declarative questions and statements, though less clearly than in phonated speech. Moreover, possible acoustic correlates conveying whispered question intonation were investigated. The results show that the second formant may convey pitch in whispered speech, and also that first formant and intensity differences exist between high and low boundary tones in both phonated and whispered speech.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | INTERSPEECH 2009: 10TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPEECH COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION 2009, VOLS 1-5 |
Place of Publication | BAIXAS |
Publisher | ISCA-INST SPEECH COMMUNICATION ASSOC |
Pages | 2423-2426 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-61567-692-7 |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Event | 10th INTERSPEECH 2009 Conference - Brighton, United Kingdom Duration: 6 Sept 2009 → 10 Sept 2009 |
Conference
Conference | 10th INTERSPEECH 2009 Conference |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
Period | 6/09/09 → 10/09/09 |
Keywords
- speech perception
- speech production
- whispered speech
- acoustic cues
- boundary tones
- LINGUISTIC STRESS
- SPECTRAL BALANCE
- PERCEIVED PITCH
- VOWELS
- RECOGNITION
- MANDARIN