Abstract
Pausing in speech allows a speaker to plan for the upcoming utterance, as well as to indicate to the listener finality of utterance. In this paper I examine pause patterning and IPU length in two typologically distinct Australian languages; Dalabon and Kayardild. Results show that Dalabon prefers considerably longer stretches of continuous speech than Kayardild. Preliminary findings reveal that the length of an IPU does not correlate to pause durations.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (was Eurospeech) 2008 - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 22 Sept 2008 → 26 Sept 2008 Conference number: 9th |
Conference
| Conference | Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (was Eurospeech) 2008 |
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| Abbreviated title | Interspeech 2008 |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Brisbane |
| Period | 22/09/08 → 26/09/08 |
Keywords
- Australian languages
- Pause
- Phrase length