Multiple Prosodic Parameters Signaling Information Structure: Parallel Focus Marking in Finnish
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The present production study shows that information structure is prosodically expressed in several parallel ways in Finnish. In addition to producing words in narrow focus with (1) a larger duration, (2) higher f0 peaks and greater falls, and (3) an earlier and more consistent peak alignment, participants frequently marked these words using also (4) pauses and (5) non-modal voice quality. Furthermore, the means of prosodic marking of information structure interact with sentence position in shaping the prosodic form of the word.
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