Reposted by Lara S. Burchardt
Rhythm Across Species: Situating Human Speech in a Comparative Framework nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Examined speech rhythm using units used for nonhuman animals: interonset intervals (IOI) found these durations are relatively similar across a sample of 48 languages - we fit in🥁
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We analyzed speech rhythms from 48 human languages using methods drawn from biology and linguistics. Interonset intervals across languages are surprisingly similar, with a median value of 2 seconds.,...