This paper investigates the phonetic specification of contour tones through a case study of the Mandarin rising tone. The patterns of variation in the realisation of the rising tone as a function of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This study investigates utterance-final pitch accents in declaratives in two contact languages (Catalan and Spanish) as produced by two groups ...

Phonetics and voice quality constitute a pivotal area of research that bridges acoustic, articulatory, and perceptual domains in language studies. Detailed investigations in this field not only reveal ...