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Peer reviewedPointon, Graham E. – Journal of Phonetics, 1980
Examines previously published experimental work on rhythm of spoken Spanish to establish whether or not Spanish is a "syllable-timed" language. Analyzes figures from the experiments and concludes that Spanish is neither stress-timed nor syllable-timed, displaying an antirhythmic pattern where each segment has a "standard duration" dependent on its…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Language Rhythm, Phonetics, Phonology
Peer reviewedAllen, George D. – Journal of Phonetics, 1975
The relationship between the rhythms of spoken language and the rhythms of other human behavior is examined in terms of: (1) types of rhythmic structures observed, (2) rate of succession of rhythmic units, (3) a perceptual tendency equalization of physically unequal intervals, and (4) the variability of rhythmic motor action. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Articulation (Speech), Behavior Patterns, Language Patterns
