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Heuven, V.J.J.P. van 1979

The relative contribution of rise time, steady time, and overall duration to the English affricate fricative distinction: a re analysis of old data

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Cohen, A.; Heuven, V.J.J.P. van 1978

Spellen en lezen

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Heuven, V.J.J.P. van; Krauwer, S. 1977

Frequencies of form function correlates in the Dutch verb inflection system

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Heuven, V.J.J.P. van 1974

Some phonetic experiments on: Double stress and rhythmic variation in R.P. English

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This thesis examines the phonetic nature of so-called double-stressed words in English (also called equal- stressed or even-stressed), and the susceptibility of these words to rhythmic adjustment ... Show moreThis thesis examines the phonetic nature of so-called double-stressed words in English (also called equal- stressed or even-stressed), and the susceptibility of these words to rhythmic adjustment (stress clash avoidance). An acoustic analysis of stress correlates was made of disyllabic words (preceded and/or followed by strong stresses and also pronounced as citation forms). The analysis shows that double-stressed words (e.g. eighteen, mince pie, unknown) have a stress pattern that is distinct from that realized on initial stressed (window, footprint) or on final-stressed (absurd, machine) words when preceded and followed by unstressed syllables. In a series of perception experiments using a range of artificially generated stress patterns on the target words it is shown that rhythmic adjustment is  preferred for double-stressed words but not for words with lexically fixed initial or final stress. Show less