On the Variabilty in F₀ Patterning and the Function of F₀ Timing in Languages where Pitch Cues Stress. Thorsen, N. Phonetica, 39(4-5):302–316, 1982.
On the Variabilty in F₀ Patterning and the Function of F₀ Timing in Languages where Pitch Cues Stress [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
The basic property of pitch as a cue to linguistic stress is fundamental frequency (F₀) change. That leaves room for a lot of variation: in the direction of the change, the amount of change, and its exact coordination with the stressed syllable. Examples (from the literature) from a number of languages and dialects attest that they do indeed exhibit quite striking differences in the stress/F₀ relationship. The decisiveness, under certain circumstances, of the timing of F₀ events is illustrated by the results of a pilot experiment with a disyllabic Danish word: The location of a two-semitone rise from the first to the second syllable – before or after the intervocalic sonorant consonant – will shift listeners’ location of the stress.
@article{thorsen_variabilty_1982,
	title = {On the {Variabilty} in {F}₀ {Patterning} and the {Function} of {F}₀ {Timing} in {Languages} where {Pitch} {Cues} {Stress}},
	volume = {39},
	issn = {0031-8388, 1423-0321},
	url = {https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/261669},
	doi = {10.1159/000261669},
	abstract = {The basic property of pitch as a cue to linguistic stress is fundamental frequency (F\&\#8320;) \textit{change}. That leaves room for a lot of variation: in the direction of the change, the amount of change, and its exact coordination with the stressed syllable. Examples (from the literature) from a number of languages and dialects attest that they do indeed exhibit quite striking differences in the stress/F\&\#8320; relationship. The decisiveness, under certain circumstances, of the timing of F\&\#8320; events is illustrated by the results of a pilot experiment with a disyllabic Danish word: The location of a two-semitone rise from the first to the second syllable – before or after the intervocalic sonorant consonant – will shift listeners’ location of the stress.},
	language = {english},
	number = {4-5},
	urldate = {2018-10-20},
	journal = {Phonetica},
	author = {Thorsen, Nina},
	year = {1982},
	pmid = {7156210},
	pages = {302--316},
}

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