Linkage - International - Grant ID: LX0775703

Funded Activity Summary

A cross-linguistic investigation of lexical stress using corpus analyses, behavioural testing and computational modelling. Some languages exhibit variable patterns of emphasis or 'lexical stress' across words ('ZEbra' v 'girAFFE'). This research will provide a more precise understanding of the role of lexical stress in language processing. This will assist educators/clinicians working with normally developing children and those with developmental delays as well as educators/students in second-language learning. It will also lead to improved automatic speech recognition/synthesis - used in commercial applications such as phone banking, edutainment/epistemic computer games and communication devices (speech-to-text dictation systems for those with limited mobility and text-to-speech systems for those unable to speak). Undertaken in collaboration with a high-profile research lab in the UK this project will maintain Australia's competitive edge in cognitive science.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 02-04-2007

End Date: 31-12-2009

Funding Scheme: Linkage - International

Funding Amount: $112,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Simulation And Modelling | Cognitive Science | Learning, Memory, Cognition And Language | Linguistic Processes (Incl. Speech Production And Comprehension)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Behavioural and cognitive sciences | Communication equipment not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Behavioural and cognitive sciences | Cognitive Science | Communication equipment not elsewhere classified | Languages and Literacy | Learning, Memory, Cognition And Language | Linguistic Processes (Incl. Speech Production And Comprehension) | Simulation And Modelling

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