TY - JOUR
T1 - Speech Prosody
T2 - The Musical, Magical Quality of Speech
AU - Everhardt, Marita K.
AU - Sarampalis, Anastasios
AU - Coler, Matt
AU - Başkent, Deniz
AU - Lowie, Wander
PY - 2022/1/17
Y1 - 2022/1/17
N2 - When we speak, we can vary how we use our voices. Our speech can be high or low (pitch), loud or soft (loudness), and fast or slow (duration). This variation in pitch, loudness, and duration is called speech prosody. It is a bit like making music. Varying our voices when we speak can express sarcasm or emotion and can even change the meaning of what we are saying. So, speech prosody is a crucial part of spoken language. But how do speakers produce prosody? How do listeners hear and understand these variations? Is it possible to hear and interpret prosody in other languages? And what about people whose hearing is not so good? Can they hear and understand prosodic patterns at all? Let’s find out!
AB - When we speak, we can vary how we use our voices. Our speech can be high or low (pitch), loud or soft (loudness), and fast or slow (duration). This variation in pitch, loudness, and duration is called speech prosody. It is a bit like making music. Varying our voices when we speak can express sarcasm or emotion and can even change the meaning of what we are saying. So, speech prosody is a crucial part of spoken language. But how do speakers produce prosody? How do listeners hear and understand these variations? Is it possible to hear and interpret prosody in other languages? And what about people whose hearing is not so good? Can they hear and understand prosodic patterns at all? Let’s find out!
U2 - 10.3389/frym.2021.698575
DO - 10.3389/frym.2021.698575
M3 - Article
SN - 2296-6846
VL - 10
JO - Frontiers for Young Minds
JF - Frontiers for Young Minds
M1 - 698575
ER -