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Mechanisms of stress variation occurrences

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15520310
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field English linguistics
Research InstitutionMie University

Principal Investigator

HATTORI Noriko  Mie University, Department of Humanities, Professor, 人文学部, 教授 (00198764)

Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2005
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
KeywordsPhonetics / Phonology / English / Language change / Word stress / 変異形 / 変異理論 / 英語のリズム / 韻律 / 強勢衝突 / 強勢 / 音韻 / リズム / イギリス英語
Research Abstract

This research focuses on the factors that trigger variation in stress patterns in present-day British English. A detailed analysis of inter- and intra-speaker variation of several adjectives suggests that both syntactic and phonetic factors are at work. ‘Phonetic factors' means the measurement of distance between stressed syllables. The use of ‘syntactic factors' refers to the structure of the noun phrase in which the adjective in question appears. In cases where both factors seem to interact, the notion of ‘phrase boundary' is employed to explain the distribution of stress variation.
Through analyzing the distribution of stress variation in several adjectives, three points arise. Firstly, there are two types of variation, one in which both inter- and intra-speaker variation are observed, and another in which intra-speaker variation is not observed. Secondly, where both inter- and intra-speaker variation is found, variation tends to occur when the adjective in question has a right-branching sister node. Thirdly, when both prosody (stress shift) and syntax (right-branching structure) are present, prosody seems to outweigh syntax in determining the final stress pattern of an adjective.
When an adjective that may show stress variation occurs in connected speech, it can receive rhythmic pressures from either sides ; that is, if a verb preceding the adjective has main stress on the last syllable, and also if a noun following the adjective has main stress on the first syllable, pressure from the left and the right can be observed. Basically, rhythmic pressure does not go beyond a noun phrase boundary. I suggest that the speaker can indicate to the hearer the existence of a phrase boundary by shifting the position of main stress. Stress variation is not a peripheral phenomenon but a useful tool to indicate syntactic structures to the hearer.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2005 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2004 Annual Research Report
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2006 2005 2003 Other

All Journal Article (11 results) Publications (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 句境界における英語の主強勢移動について2006

    • Author(s)
      服部, 範子
    • Journal Title

      言語処理学会第12回年次大会発表論文集 12

      Pages: 7-8

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] English stress shift in the phrase boundary2006

    • Author(s)
      Hattori, Noriko
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the 12th Conference on Natural Language Processing

      Pages: 7-8

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 句境界における英語の主強勢移動について2006

    • Author(s)
      服部 範子
    • Journal Title

      言語処理学会第12回年次大会発表論文集

      Pages: 7-8

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 進行中の超分節音変化をとらえる2005

    • Author(s)
      服部 範子
    • Journal Title

      音韻研究 8

      Pages: 1-8

    • NAID

      40015196923

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 英語の強勢変異形出現における韻律の果たす役割2005

    • Author(s)
      服部 範子
    • Journal Title

      言語処理学会第11回年次大会発表論文集 11

      Pages: 3-8

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Witnessing suprasegmental changes in progress.2005

    • Author(s)
      Hattori, Noriko
    • Journal Title

      Phonological Studies 8

      Pages: 1-8

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] The role of prosody in English stress variation occurrences2005

    • Author(s)
      Hattori, Noriko
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Natural Language Processing

      Pages: 3-8

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 進行中の超分節音変化をとらえる2005

    • Author(s)
      服部 範子
    • Journal Title

      音韻研究 第8号(印刷中)

    • NAID

      40015196923

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 英語の強勢変異形出現における韻律の果たす役割2005

    • Author(s)
      服部 範子
    • Journal Title

      言語処理学会第11回年次大会発表論文集

      Pages: 3-8

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Stress variants in present-day British English2003

    • Author(s)
      Hattori, Noriko
    • Journal Title

      Philologia 35

      Pages: 5-21

    • NAID

      40006236854

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Stress variants in present-day British English.2003

    • Author(s)
      Hattori, Noriko
    • Journal Title

      Philologia 35

      Pages: 5-21

    • NAID

      40006236854

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hattori, Noriko (服部範子): "Stress variants in present-day British English"Philologia. 35. 5-21 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report

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