English eurhythmy examined in terms of text-setting

• Project/Area Number: 16K02763
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: English linguistics
• Research Institution: Mie University
• Principal Investigator: HATTORI NORIKO 三重大学, 人文学部, 教授 (00198764)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000); Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: 英語 / 音声 / 強勢 / リズム / 音声学 / 韻律

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined English eurhythmy using the normalized pairwise variability index (nPVI), which indicates the variability in the duration of vowels in speech, and the syllabic distribution algorithm, which is a rule-based formalization of text-to-tune mapping. Significant differences between English and Japanese speech reported in previous studies were also observed in the vocal music of a given time period.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

英語のプロソディー的特徴、とくにリズムに関して、音声学・音韻論の観点から英語らしさとは何かということについて、単に聴覚印象による記述に頼るのではなく、隣り合う項目の長さの変動を測る標準化配列間変動指標と音節配置アルゴリズムを用いて客観的に記述・分析することを試みた。リズム類型論的に異なる他の言語、とくに日本語のリズムとの比較において英語らしさを追究する道を開き、新しい切り口からの言語間リズム比較を可能とするものである。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Two kinds of metrical shifts in English text-setting (2019)
  • Author(s): HATTORI, Noriko
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences Volume: 2019 Pages: 2901-2905
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] ‘Englishness’ of rhythm: comparison of the nPVI values between English songs and their counterparts in Japanese. (2018)
  • Author(s): Noriko Hattori
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Speech Prosody. Volume: 9
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] 歌から探る英語の好韻律性について (2016)
  • Author(s): 服部範子
  • Journal Title: 現代音韻論の動向ー日本音韻論学会20周年記念論文集 Volume: 1 Pages: 92-95
  • Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] Two kinds of metrical shifts in English text-setting (2019)
  • Author(s): HATTORI, Noriko
  • Organizer: International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS) 2019
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] ‘Englishness’ of rhythm: comparison of the nPVI values between English songs and their counterparts in Japanese. (2018)
  • Author(s): Noriko Hattori
  • Organizer: Speech Prosody 2018
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] ‘Englishness’ of rhythm measured by the nPVI and the Syllabic Distribution Algorithm (2017)
  • Author(s): Noriko Hattori
  • Organizer: Biennial International Conference on the Linguistics of Contemporary English
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Two Kinds of Metrical Shifts Observed in Apparent Exceptions to the Text-setting Rules for English (2016)
  • Author(s): 服部範子
  • Organizer: The 7th Conference on Tone and Intonation in Europe 2016
  • Place of Presentation: University of Kent, England
  • Year and Date: 2016-09-02
  • Int'l Joint Research