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Computational models of prosody in the Nguni languages

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dc.contributor.author Govender, Natasha
dc.contributor.author Kuun, C
dc.contributor.author Zimu, V
dc.contributor.author Barnard, E
dc.contributor.author Davel, M
dc.date.accessioned 2007-08-23T12:05:01Z
dc.date.available 2007-08-23T12:05:01Z
dc.date.issued 2006-04
dc.identifier.citation Govender, N., et al. 2006. Computational models of prosody in the Nguni languages. Multiling 2006: ISCA tutorial and research workshop on multilingual speech and language processing, Stellenbosch, April 2006, pp 6 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1156
dc.description.abstract Two related issues were investigated in the computational modeling of Nguni prosody, based on annotated databases of isiZulu and isiXhosa speech. Firstly, authors show that a simple template can be used to describe the tonal characteristics of vowels and adjectives spoken in isolation, and that contextual effects have only a mild impact on this template. This analysis was based on a simple mapping between pitch and tone; in the second part of the paper, authors show that pitch and amplitude actually play comparable roles in producing tonal precepts en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Computational models en
dc.subject Nguni languages en
dc.subject Multilingual speech en
dc.title Computational models of prosody in the Nguni languages en
dc.type Conference Presentation en
dc.identifier.apacitation Govender, N., Kuun, C., Zimu, V., Barnard, E., & Davel, M. (2006). Computational models of prosody in the Nguni languages. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1156 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Govender, Natasha, C Kuun, V Zimu, E Barnard, and M Davel. "Computational models of prosody in the Nguni languages." (2006): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1156 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Govender N, Kuun C, Zimu V, Barnard E, Davel M, Computational models of prosody in the Nguni languages; 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1156 . en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Conference Presentation AU - Govender, Natasha AU - Kuun, C AU - Zimu, V AU - Barnard, E AU - Davel, M AB - Two related issues were investigated in the computational modeling of Nguni prosody, based on annotated databases of isiZulu and isiXhosa speech. Firstly, authors show that a simple template can be used to describe the tonal characteristics of vowels and adjectives spoken in isolation, and that contextual effects have only a mild impact on this template. This analysis was based on a simple mapping between pitch and tone; in the second part of the paper, authors show that pitch and amplitude actually play comparable roles in producing tonal precepts DA - 2006-04 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Computational models KW - Nguni languages KW - Multilingual speech LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2006 T1 - Computational models of prosody in the Nguni languages TI - Computational models of prosody in the Nguni languages UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1156 ER - en_ZA


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