A study of the opposition in terms of duration between long and short vowels in the German phonological system. Tables, graphs and analyses accompany the conclusions discussed. Since physical time is not the only distinctive feature, loss of the temporal cue is compensated for by spectral cues. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

An analysis of rhythm in French. The research project concentrated on two points: the perception of a "click" superimposed on an utterance and the reproduction of the click by a knock simultaneous with the stimulus. Conclusions based on linguistic and non-linguistic aspects are drawn. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

A sequel to a report of acoustic characteristics of oral reading by 36 (aged 10-12 years), children, this article describes results: of perceptual analyses of oral reading proficiency on a five-point scale; of reading error analysis; and of multiple regression analysis for testing predictability of the oral reading proficiency from the perceptual…

Attempts to determine (1) the number and nature of perceptual dimensions of tone in Cantonese, Mandarin, and Taiwanese listeners; (2) to what extent individual differences in tone perception are influenced by a Chinese listener's language background, and (3) whether differences in perceptual saliency of dimensions across Chinese languages can be…

This booklet explores classroom acoustics and their importance on the learning potential of children with hearing loss and related disabilities. The booklet also reviews research on classroom acoustics and the need for the development of classroom acoustics standards. Chapters examine: 1) a speech-perception model demonstrating the linkage between…

This CD-ROM, for ages 10-14, provides activities to answer questions such as what sound is; if we can see it; whether it travels faster through air, water, solids, or liquids; and how doctors, sailors, prospectors, architects, and engineers use sound in their work. This disc includes over 100 scientific concepts in music, acoustics, and anatomy;…

Article described a project in the electronic music idiom for use in the intermediate grades that was different, that involved no complicated or expensive apparatus, and that showed an interesting relationship between measurement and rhythm. (Author/RK)

Adapted from the author's M.A. thesis, University of Queensland, 1971; slightly revised version of a paper presented at the 1973 Conference of the Linguistic Society of Australia. (DD)

Discusses Stravinsky's Poetics, a book that adds an aesthetic theory to the revolutionary composer's legacy of masterworks, thus fusing theory with practice. (Author/RK)

Conclusion drawn is that bilinguals, brought up in a one-person, one-language home environment, reach a stage in semantic development some 2-3 years earlier than their unilingual peers. (Author/CB)

Study conducted while the author was the recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health Postdoctoral Fellowship and supported, in part, by an Office of Education Research Grant. (VM)

This paper, supported by a Public Health Research Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, was presented at the Conference on Symbolic Processes, Akron, Ohio, in October 1970. (VM)