Acoustics and discourse function of two types of breathing signals
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Our study set out to determine the acoustic markedness and potential communicative function of two types of silent pauses that differ in terms of speakers‘ breathing behaviour: (1) pauses with sustained breathing (breathing pauses), and (2) pauses with breath-holds (non-breathing pauses). Our first hypothesis postulates the existence of an articulatory reset in case of a breathing pause and an articulatory hold in case of a non-breathing pause. We operationalise an articulatory reset by an audible lack of anticipatory coarticulation.
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