Research
Spoken language, and arguably written language, consists of more than the sounds that indicate the words which are being produced; language is also produced with prosody, which describes the music of language, including the way in which certain words are made prominent, or the way that words are grouped. My work explores not only what prosody is, but also how it is produced and perceived. I have explored the factors which determine which words are prominent, those which determine why boundaries appear where they do between words, and what a good annotation system of prosody might be. Finally, I have done work addressing the question of what prosodic information influences silent reading processes.