[WS132] Word stress: dialectal variation and perception

 

Authors: Richard Wiese, Volker Dellwo, Agnes Kolmer

Title: Word stress: dialectal variation and perception

 

Typological studies have provided a great deal of information about word accentual patterns in the languages of the world (cf. van der Hulst / Godemans / van Zanten eds. 2010 and the database StressTyp), but there is a lack of knowledge on comparative word stress studies in dialects. The aim of the workshop is to bring together experts from different disciplines, namely phonology, phonetics and variational linguistics, to discuss phonological and phonetic aspects of word stress from a variationist and cognitive perspective. Questions intimately connected with this issue are the following:

  • What are the existing dialectal differences in stress?
  • To what extent do differences in speech rhythm and/or segmental structure correlate with differences in the production and perception of word stress?
  • How does dialectal stress variability develop?
  • Does language contact play a role in dialectal use of stress?
  • In what way are we confronted with conservative and/or innovative traits of the language under examination?
  • How does L1 background influence the perception of stress variability?

Aspects of language acquisition (both first and second language acquisition) can also be included. The workshop targets to present studies of variation in word stress in a wide range of languages and language families.

Access to Abstract Submission via : http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/word_stress

References:

Hulst, H.G. van der, R. Goedemans and E. van Zanten (eds.) (2010). A survey of word accentual patterns in the languages of the world. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
StressTyp: a typological database containing information on the metrical systems of 510 languages. URL: www.unileiden.net/stresstyp/

25.07.2013   14:00-16:00

Chair: Agnes Kolmer

14:00 - 14:15 Richard WIESE
Welcoming session
14:15 - 15:00 Harry VAN DER HULST
The study of word stress
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15:00 - 15:30 Sandrien VAN OMMEN et al.
Segmentation to the beat, a cross-linguistic perspective
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15:30 - 16:00 Ulrike DOMAHS et al.
Crosslinguistic ERP studies on prosodic structure and representation of word stress
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25.07.2013   16:30-18:30

Chair: Richard Wiese

16:30 - 17:00 Björn KÖHNLEIN et al.
Dutch stress assignment in Biblical names: general patterns and sociolinguistic variation in a large-scale web survey
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17:00 - 17:30 Sam HELLMUTH et al.
A typology of word stress in Arabic dialects: phonetic correlates and rhythmic variation
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17:30 - 18:30 all et al.
Posters session I
17:30 - 18:30 Becky TAYLOR et al.
(poster in workshop)
The effect of L1 background on perception of varying phonetic correlates of word accent
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17:30 - 18:30 Marina SNESAREVA
(poster in workshop)
Stress Variation and its Development in Irish Dialects
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17:30 - 18:30 Sandra SCHWAB et al.
(poster in workshop)
French accentuation in advanced Spanish learners of French
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17:30 - 18:30 Victoria ZAVYALOVA
(poster in workshop)
Interphonology Research: Stress in Asian Variaties of English
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26.07.2013   14:00-16:00

Chair: Volker Dellwo

14:00 - 14:30 Gotzon AURREKOETXEA et al.
Traditional and new stress systems of Basque
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14:30 - 15:00 Sandra SCHWAB et al.
Variations in French Accentual Phrase Realization - the Case of Penultimate Marking
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15:00 - 15:30 Karen BOHN et al.
The processing of rhythm in English and German
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27.07.2013   08:30-10:30

Chair: Richard Wiese

08:30 - 09:00 Brigitta KEIJ et al.
Early acquisition of word stress: a cross-linguistic infant study.
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09:00 - 09:30 Volker DELLWO et al.
Perception of French accentuation by Swiss German and Standard German speakers
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09:30 - 10:30 Richard WIESE
Round Table discussion

Posters

Becky TAYLOR et al.
The effect of L1 background on perception of varying phonetic correlates of word accent
> read abstract...
Marina SNESAREVA
Stress Variation and its Development in Irish Dialects
> read abstract...
Sandra SCHWAB et al.
French accentuation in advanced Spanish learners of French
> read abstract...
Victoria ZAVYALOVA
Interphonology Research: Stress in Asian Variaties of English
> read abstract...