Search for dissertations about: "F0"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 swedish dissertations containing the word F0.
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1. Towards a discourse-based model of English sentence intonation
Abstract : English non-expressive, declarative sentence intonation is examined in a discourse context. A rule system, geared to a text-to-speech context is developed which assigns sentence prominences related to information focus. READ MORE
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2. Nuclear Intonation in Swedish : Evidence from Experimental-Phonetic Studies and a Comparison with German
Abstract : This thesis investigates Swedish intonation patterns and their interaction with word accent realisation in various pragmatic conditions, using German as a reference language. The point of departure is the wide-spread assumption that Swedish, as a language with a tonal word accent distinction, has a considerably smaller repertoire of nuclear intonation contours than German and other so-called intonation languages. READ MORE
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3. Voice use in teaching environments: Speakers' comfort
Abstract : Teachers have high occupational voice demands and is a group frequently presented at voice clinics. Little is known about the teachers’ own view of the contribution from the environment and about the teachers’ voice use at their work-place. READ MORE
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4. V1 Declaratives in Spoken Swedish : Syntax, Information Structure, and Prosodic Pattern
Abstract : The topic of the present thesis is V1 declaratives in spoken Swedish. Such constructions constitute an interesting object for research due to the fact that Swedish is a V2 language where V1 word order is grammaticalized for yes/no questions. Hitherto we have lacked a thorough study of the phenomenon. READ MORE
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5. Distributions Of Fiber Characteristics As A Tool To Evaluate Mechanical Pulps
Abstract : Mechanical pulps are used in paper products such as magazine or news grade printing papers or paperboard. Mechanical pulping gives a high yield; nearly everything in the tree except the bark is used in the paper. This means that mechanical pulping consumes much less wood than chemical pulping, especially to produce a unit area of printing surface. READ MORE