Collister, Lauren Brittany and Huron, David
(2008)
Comparison of Word Intelligibility in Spoken and Sung Phrases.
Empirical Musicology Review, 3 (3).
109 - 125.
ISSN 1559-5749
Abstract
Twenty listeners were exposed to spoken and sung passages in English produced by three trained vocalists. Passages included representative words extracted from a large database of vocal lyrics, including both popular and classical repertoires. Target words were set within spoken or sung carrier phrases. Sung carrier phrases were selected from classical vocal melodies. Roughly a quarter of all words sung by an unaccompanied soloist were misheard. Sung passages showed a seven-fold decrease in intelligibility compared with their spoken counterparts. The perceptual mistakes occurring with vowels replicate previous studies showing the centralization of vowels. Significant confusions are also evident for consonants, especially voiced stops and nasals.
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July 2008 |
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| Journal or Publication Title: |
Empirical Musicology Review |
| Volume: |
3 |
| Number: |
3 |
| Publisher: |
Empirical Musicology Review |
| Page Range: |
109 - 125 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Linguistics |
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Yes |
| ISSN: |
1559-5749 |
| Official URL: |
http://hdl.handle.net/1811/34102 |
| Article Type: |
Research Article |
| Date Deposited: |
24 Jul 2013 15:05 |
| Last Modified: |
05 Sep 2024 15:55 |
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http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/19444 |
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