Is timing control of Japanese speech rhythm constrained by syntactic structure?
| Project/Area Number |
23652095
|
|---|
| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
|
| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
|---|
| Research Field |
Linguistics
|
|---|
| Research Institution | Juntendo University (2012-2013)
University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences (2011) |
|---|
Principal Investigator |
|
|---|
| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
|
| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
|
| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
|
|---|
| Keywords | 統語構造 / Final-lengthening / モーラリズム / リズムの揺れ / 音楽演奏 / フレージング / 言語リズム / 韻律的特徴 / 日本語 / 音楽テンポの揺れ / 日本語音声 / モーラ / Final Lengthening / テンポの揺れ / 音楽演奏のテンポ |
|---|
| Research Abstract |
Short Japanese utterances were analyzed acoustically to investigate the temporal fluctuation of syntactic phrases. With reference to the average duration of the phrase-only utterances, duration of each phrase within the sentence utterance was analyzed. Though Japanese is said to have a mora-timed rhythm with little fluctuation of mora duration, duration of a sentence-final phrase or a phrase just before a deep syntactic boundary was relatively longer. The phrase just before a prolonged phrase was relatively shorter.
Duration of a musical bar was also acoustically analyzed. Pieces of classical music with quick tempo were investigated. The results also showed the tendency of "Final-lengthening" at the end of a musical phrase, which normally consists of four bars. However, the duration of a bar just before the prolonged one was often found significantly short. Within the general four-bar phrase structure, a "Short-Long-Short-Long" pattern was often observed.
|
Report
(4 results)
Research Products
(12 results)
