高等研究所 訪問研究員 セミナー: “The study of speech rhythm“（3/30）
詳細/Details
The concept of speech rhythm and approaches to its acoustic measurement have been controversially debated since 1980s. The idea that linguistic rhythm can be reduced to three templates (“syllable-timing”, “stress-timing”, and “mora-timing”) has been tested in numerous studies. However, empirical research to date has failed to provide evidence for an acoustic basis of the dichotomy and the perceptual evidence in support of the idea is equally scarce. The seminar will revisit the controversial debates and outline a series of innovative methodological paradigms to study speech rhythm. Findings from most recent experiments using the new methodologies with English, French, and Japanese participants will be presented. The seminar will conclude with the discussion to what extent rhythm perception is bottom-up (i.e. guided by the acoustic signal) or top-down (i.e. shaped by the native prosodic system of the listener). The seminar will be accessible to a broad interdisciplinary audience with an interest in rhythm.
講演者/Speaker
RATHCKE, Tamara,
Professor of English Linguistics, University of Konstanz, Germany
日時/Date & Time
2026年3月30日（月）10:00-11:40/
March 30, 2026 (Mon.) 10:00 – 11:40 am
会場/Venue
早稲田大学 早稲田キャンパス 14号館 514号室/
Room #514, Building #14, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
言語/Language
英語/English
対象/Prospected Audience
学生・研究者・教職員・一般 /
Undergraduate, Graduate, Researchers, Faculty members, General audience
主催/Organizer
ポッペ クレメンス 准教授,
教育・総合科学学術院 教育学部
共催/Co-Organizer
早稲田大学高等研究所/
Waseda Institute for Advanced Studies (WIAS)
