Acoustic properties of disfluent repetitions
Elizabeth E. Shriberg · TU/e Research Portal · 1995
Acoustic properties of disfluent repetitions are examined to investigate two proposed functions of repeating.Repeating may serve as a filler while hesitating; alternatively, repeating may function to bridge a gap when speech resumes after a break.Classification of tokens based on pause patterns reveals that: (1) most cases fit the bridging function; and (2) duration and F0 properties support the hypothesis of two distinct types, as well as the proposed associated functions.