This paper reports on an acoustic analysis of the intonational patterns of declarative questions and wh-questions produced by a group of young adults residing in a rural town of south-central Spain.

Song birds can be trained to understand non-language aspects of human speech, such as pitch, volume and duration of syllables. This is according to a study that shows zebra finches are even more ...

Songbirds can be trained to understand non-language aspects of human speech, a study has found. Scientists showed that zebra finches are even more sensitive to “prosodic” variations, such as changes ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Songbirds can be trained to understand non-language aspects of human speech, a study has found. Scientists showed that zebra finches are ...

This study investigates the prosodic realization of negation in Saisiyat, an endangered aboriginal Austronesian language of Taiwan, and compares the prosodic properties of its affirmative and negative ...

Prosody and intonation are fundamental components of spoken language, encompassing rhythm, stress, pitch variation and timing that go beyond mere lexical content. These suprasegmental features not ...