The aim of this experiment was two-fold. Our first goal was to determine whether linguistic
expertise influences the pre-attentive [as reflected by the Mismatch Negativity–(MMN)] and …

Variability has been one of the major challenges for both theoretical understanding and
computer synthesis of speech prosody. In this paper we show that economical …

The three-way distinction of the Estonian quantity is a feature of the primary stressed
disyllabic foot. The quantity degrees are realized by different temporal patterns of the …

Previous investigations have shown various interactions between spatial concepts and
speech sounds. For instance, the front-high vowel [i] is associated with the concept of …

In the present study, we investigated the processing of word stress related acoustic features
in a word context. In a passive oddball multi-feature MMN experiment, we presented a …

Abstract In Central Alaskan Yup'ik, syllables with long vowels are always stressed, light
syllables alternate stress, but only certain closed syllables are stressed. The acoustic …

We addressed the neural organization of speech versus nonspeech sound processing by
investigating preattentive cortical auditory processing of changes in five features of a …

Ternary length contrast is a rare phonological feature, investigated here both in terms of its
realization and possible undergoing changes. In North Sámi, a phonetically under …

In addition to fundamental frequency height, its movement is also generally assumed to
lengthen the perceived duration of syllable-like sounds. The lengthening effect has been …

Research shows that high‐and low‐pitch sounds can be associated with various meanings.
For example, high‐pitch sounds are associated with small concepts, whereas low‐pitch …