A Simple Procedure to Clarify The Relation Between Text and Prosody

摘要

Four tests originally broadcasted on radio, were presented to 52 participants in a paper-and-pencil task: they were instructed to assign a linear structure by placing slashes between segments, and a hierarchical structure by underscording and crossing out segments. Strength of paragaph boundary had a regular relation with pause duration and F_0 maxium. Hierarchical position tended to be marked in two ways: centrality by pause duration and redundancy by F_0 maximum. speech rate was independent of text structure.