The Phonetics of Derived Words in English: Tracing Morphology in Speech Production

Simon David Stein

Published by De Gruyter 2023

The Phonetics of Derived Words in English

Tracing Morphology in Speech Production

Simon David Stein

Volume 585 in the series Linguistische Arbeiten

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111025476

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About this book

Effects of morphological structure on phonetic detail present us with two challenges. The empirical challenge is that some predictors have produced inconsistent effects. The theoretical challenge is that it is unclear where morpho-phonetic effects originate from. Do speakers decompose words into morphemes? Or can such effects also originate from non-decompositional structure?

This book investigates the durational properties of English derived words in four large-scale corpus studies. In the decompositional perspective, durations are modeled as a function of frequency and segmentability, prosodic structure, and affix informativeness. In the non-decompositional perspective, durations are modeled with predictors derived from linear discriminative learning networks.

Results show that the decompositional predictors are far less reliable than previously thought. Meanwhile, some non-decompositional predictors model durations successfully. Discriminative learning is shown to be a promising alternative for modeling speech production. However, the book also demonstrates that many investigated predictors are conceptually interrelated. It ultimately cautions against taking the metaphors we use to describe these predictors as final explanations.

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Simon David Stein, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
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1 Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Storing and processing derived words Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
3 General method Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics (Linguistics, Morphology, Psycholinguistics, Phonetics)
Pages
- Front matter: 11
- Main content: 227
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 9
- Coloured Illustrations: 14
- Tables: 31
- Coloured Tables: 4
Keywords: Speech Production; Speech Processing; Morphological Structure; Acoustic Duration

eBook

Published: November 21, 2022
ISBN: 9783111025476

Hardcover

Published: November 21, 2022
ISBN: 9783111023519

Paperback

Planned Publication: June 17, 2024
ISBN: 9783111536835