A5080819766- Phonetics and Phonology Research
- Linguistic Variation and Morphology
- Speech Recognition and Synthesis
- Speech and Audio Processing
- Artificial Intelligence in Games
- Linguistic research and analysis
- Language Development and Disorders
- Speech and dialogue systems
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
- Gender Studies in Language
- Voice and Speech Disorders
- Multisensory perception and integration
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Natural Language Processing Techniques
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Linguistic Education and Pedagogy
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Language and cultural evolution
- Music and Audio Processing
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
2012-2024
Leibniz-Centre General Linguistics
2010-2023
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2012-2016
Leibniz Institute for the German Language
2012-2014
In the present review paper by members of collaborative research center "Register: Language Users' Knowledge Situational-Functional Variation" (CRC 1412), we assess pervasiveness register phenomena across different time periods, languages, modalities, and cultures. We define "register" as recurring variation in language use depending on function social situation. Informed rich data, aim to better understand model knowledge involved situation- function-based register. order achieve this goal,...
Abstract The differential categorization of identical stimuli depending on the presence a prime is described as perceptual divergence effect. We examined whether native listeners Berlin vernacular German categorized acoustic differently in explicit context names two different districts Berlin, assuming that infer social information and linguistic stereotypes based these neighborhoods (Kreuzberg vs. Zehlendorf). All natural with synthetic fricatives synthesized along continuum ranging from...
Purpose The purpose of this study was to further explore the understanding speaker-specific realizations /s/–/ʃ/ contrast in German relation individual differences palate shape. Method Two articulatory experiments were carried out with native speakers. In first experiment, 4 monozygotic and 2 dizygotic twin pairs recorded by means electromagnetic articulography. second 12 unrelated speakers electropalatography. Interspeaker variability distance between sibilants measured correlated several...
This study investigates a possible relationship between perceived and self-ascribed gender identity the respective acoustic correlates in group of young heterosexual adult speakers. For production study, sample 37 German speaking subjects (20 males, 17 females) filled out questionnaire to assess their masculinity/femininity on two scales. A range parameters (acoustic vowel space size, fundamental frequency, sibilant spectral characteristics) were measured speech collected from picture...
Purpose The study sets out to investigate inter- and intraspeaker variation in German infant-directed speech (IDS) considers the potential impact that factors gender, parental involvement, material (read vs. spontaneous speech) may have. In addition, we analyze data from 3 time points prior after birth of child examine changes features IDS and, particularly also, adult-directed (ADS). Here, gender identity a speaker is considered as an additional factor. Method ADS 34 participants (15...
The results of the quantification acoustic differences between German /ç/ and /ʃ/ in three speaker groups with varying contrast realizations are presented. Data for two were collected Berlin Kiel, where is still realized. a third group from speakers Hood German—a youth-style multiethnolect spoken by adolescents multilingual multicultural neighborhoods Berlin—where has weakened or even lost. A forced choice perception test showed that listeners reliably differentiate these fricatives minimal...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential relationship between speaking fundamental frequency and acoustic vowel space size, thus testing a possible perceptual source sex-specific differences in size based on greater inter-harmonic spacing poorer definition spectral envelope higher pitched voices. Average frequencies spaces 56 female German speakers are analyzed. Several parameters used quantify shape defined by /iː ε aː [symbol: see text] uː/ such as area polygon spanned...
Auer (2004) postulates that the multi-ethnolect Kiezdeutsch (Berlin, Germany) differentiates three realizations of /ɪç/: [ɪç]; [ɪ∫]; [ɪφ]. Acoustic analyzes 1192 tokens /ç/ from ZAS-spontaneous speech database (collected nine adolescent speakers as spoken in Berlin) showed no reliable differences kurtosis, skewness, cog, or peak between items impressionistically categorized into these groups. Further, spontaneous middle-aged monolingual local Berlin dialect [∫] variants were also detected,...
Purpose Mumbling as opposed to clear speech is a typical male characteristic in and can be the consequence of small jaw opening. Whereas behavioral reasons have often been offered explain sex-specific differences with respect speech, purpose this study investigate potential anatomical reason for smaller openings than female speakers. Method Articulatory data from 2 sets (American English German) were analyzed opening low vowels during speech. Particular focus was placed on differences, also...
The purpose of this study is to examine and compare the amount inter-speaker variability in articulation monozygotic twin pairs (MZ), dizygotic (DZ), unrelated twins with goal examining greater depth influence physiology on articulation. Physiological parameters are assumed be very similar MZ contrast DZ or speakers, it hypothesized that speaker specific shape articulatory looping trajectories tongue at least partly dependent biomechanical properties speaker's individual physiology. By means...
ZASPiL 52.2010 contains 8 articles.
The work presented in this dissertation set out to evaluate articulatory, acoustic and perceptual similarities differences among monozygotic (MZ) dizygotic (DZ) twins. In respect, contributes the discussion of impact NATURE versus NURTURE on production perception speech general inter-speaker variability particular.
This study examines articulatory and acoustic inter-speaker variability in the production of German vowels /i/, /u/ /a/. Our subjects are 3 monozygotic twin pairs (2 female 1 male pair) 2 dizygotic pairs. All them were born, raised still living Berlin see their brother or sister regularly. We assume that twins genetically identical share same physiology should be more similar articulation than but shared time social environment twins, regardless genetic similarity, also plays a crucial role...
In Berlin, the pronunciation of /ç/ as [ɕ] is associated with multi-ethnic youth variety ( Kiezdeutsch ). This alternation also known to be produced by French learners German. While listeners form socio-cultural interpretations upon hearing language input, associations differ depending on listeners’ biases and stereotypes toward speakers or groups. Here, contrast interest concerns two speaker groups using [ç]–[ɕ] alternation: adolescents from Berlin neighborhoods carrying low social prestige...
A recent observation of multi-cultural urban German speech as spoken in Berlin is that the diphthong /oy/ realized more centralized and fronted compared to standard variety German. For this study, spontaneous data was collected through standardized interviews from 11 female speakers different neighborhoods Berlin. Their orthographically transcribed added a database allows for searching all occurrences it's naturally occurring context unscripted speech. So far, 654 these vowels have been...