Resumo

MORA, Elsa; MARTINEZ, Hernán  e  DOMINGUEZ, Carmen Luisa. Audio-perceptive and acoustic analyses of the prosody of clauses in Venezuelan Spanish. Opcion [online]. 2009, vol.25, n.58, pp.54-69. ISSN 1012-1587.

This study presents a series of analyses related to the prosodic characteristics of clauses in the Mérida dialect of Venezuelan Spanish. The study was based on two analyses: one acoustic and one audio-perceptive. Parameters analysed were the distribution and nature of pauses, variations on fundamental frequency at the beginning and the end of clauses, the different types of accents on both stressed initial and final syllables and the duration of stress syllables, both in initial and final positions. Results suggest that clauses have certain prosodic features that identify them. Data reveals that prosody leads to the recognition of syntactic-discursive structures in the spoken language.

Palavras-chave : prosody; clauses; speech perception.