Title
Investigating Changes In The Rhythm Of Maori Over Time
Abstract
Present-day Maori elders comment that the mita (which includes rhythm) of the Maori language, has changed over time. This paper presents the first results in a study of the change of Maori rhythm. PVI analyses did not capture this change. Perceptual experiments, using extracts of speech low-pass filtered to 400 Hz, demonstrated that Maori and English speech could be distinguished. Listeners who spoke Maori were more accurate than those who spoke only English. The English and Maori speech of groups of different speakers born at different times was perceived differently, indicating that the rhythm of Maori has indeed changed over time.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2009
INTERSPEECH 2009: 10TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPEECH COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION 2009, VOLS 1-5
Rhythm, Perception, Maori, Sound Change
Field
DocType
Citations 
Computer science,Speech recognition,Rhythm
Conference
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
3
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Margaret Maclagan111.45
Catherine I. Watson2357.65
Jeanette King311.79
Ray Harlow411.45
Laura Thompson501.01
Peter Keegan601.01