Aspects of pitch realisation in Yoruba
- 1 May 1990
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Phonology
- Vol. 7 (1) , 1-29
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s095267570000110x
Abstract
A great many languages of the world exhibit phenomena of FO DOWNTREND – phenomena whereby, other things being equal, the fundamental frequency (Fo) of the speaking voice declines over the course of an utterance. That much is uncontroversial; further details are either simply unknown or the subject of considerable debate. The purpose of the study reported here was to shed light on some of these unknown or uncertain matters by the controlled investigation of pitch realisation in Yoruba.Keywords
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