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Peer reviewedLehiste, Ilse – Journal of Phonetics, 1977
This article makes two points: (1) that isochrony, the rhythmic organization of speech into more or less equal intervals, is primarily a perceptual phenomenon; and (2) that there exists a way in which isochrony is integrated into the grammar of English at the syntactic level. (Author/CFM)
Descriptors: English, Grammar, Intonation, Language Rhythm
Peer reviewedCooper, William E. – Journal of Phonetics, 1976
A sentence-reading procedure was used to study the influence of syntactic structure on the timing of syllables in speech production. The study was designed to test whether syllable lengthening might be sensitive to the distinction between surface and underlying structure. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Deep Structure, Language Research, Language Rhythm
