?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=An+empirical+study+of+the+perception+of+language+rhythm&rft.creator=Ramus%2C+Franck&rft.creator=Dupoux%2C+Emmanuel&rft.creator=Zangl%2C+Renate&rft.creator=Mehler%2C+Jacques&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Phonology&rft.subject=Perceptual+Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Psycholinguistics&rft.description=Linguists+have+traditionally+classified+languages+into+three+rhythm+classes%2C+namely+stress-timed%2C+syllable-timed+and+mora-timed+languages.+However%2C+this+classification+has+remained+controversial+for+various+reasons%3A+the+search+for+reliable+acoustic+cues+to+the+different+rhythm+types+has+long+remained+elusive%3B+some+languages+are+claimed+to+belong+to+none+of+the+three+classes%3B+and+no+perceptual+study+has+bolstered+the+notion.+However%2C+Ramus%2C+Nespor+%26+Mehler+(1999)%2C+Cognition+73%2C+265-292%2C+have+recently+proposed+an+acoustic%2Fphonetic+model+of+the+different+types+of+linguistic+rhythm%2C+and+of+their+categorization+as+such+by+listeners.+Their+simulations+make+predictions+as+to+which+languages+can+be+discriminated+on+the+basis+of+their+rhythm.+Here%2C+we+present+perceptual+experiments+that+directly+test+the+notion+of+rhythm+classes%2C+the+simulations'+predictions+and+the+question+of+intermediate+languages.+Language+discrimination+experiments+were+run+using+a+speech+resynthesis+technique+to+ensure+that+only+rhythmical+cues+are+available+to+the+subjects.+Languages+investigated+are+English%2C+Spanish%2C+Catalan+and+Polish.+Discrimination+results+are+compatible+with+the+rhythm+class+hypothesis%2C+but+Polish+rhythm+seems+to+be+different+from+any+other+language+studied+and+thus+may+constitute+a+new+rhythm+class.+A+revised+version+of+the+rhythm+perception+model+is+proposed+to+accommodate+these+findings+and+more+simulations+are+run+to+generate+new+predictions.&rft.date=2000&rft.type=Preprint&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpostscript&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F871%2F2%2Fadults99.ps&rft.identifier=++Ramus%2C+Franck+and+Dupoux%2C+Emmanuel+and+Zangl%2C+Renate+and+Mehler%2C+Jacques++(2000)+An+empirical+study+of+the+perception+of+language+rhythm.++%5BPreprint%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F871%2F