The DaTo system intends to describe the Brazilian Portuguese intonation using a set of labels to represented dynamic intonational contours. To evaluate what kind of physical parameters are involved in the production of emphasis, a set of perception tests were designed to compare the dynamic contours LH (rising) and >LH (late rising). These contours present the same melodic shape, but differ on alignment and pitch height. The results of three perception tests show that alignment and height cooperate as a dynamical system to produce the function of emphasis.
Cite as: Lucente, L., Barbosa, P.A. (2010) The role of alignment and height in the perception of LH contours. Proc. Speech Prosody 2010, paper 933
@inproceedings{lucente10_speechprosody,
author={Luciana Lucente and Plínio A. Barbosa},
title={{The role of alignment and height in the perception of LH contours}},
year=2010,
booktitle={Proc. Speech Prosody 2010},
pages={paper 933}
}