Tempo differentiated analyses of timing in Polish

Malisz Z. Tempo differentiated analyses of timing in Polish. In: Proceedings of the XVII International Congress of Phonetic Sciences. Hong Kong; 2011: 1322-1325.Two methods assessing timing patterns are used with Polish spontaneous data. Syllabic and interstress intervals are grouped into tempo categories. PVI measures are calculated for both classes of intervals and compared with the predictions of a coupled oscillator model of rhythmic variability. Coupling strengths between the syllabic and the stress oscillator are investigated across rates based on a regression analysis. Both analyses strongly support the syllabic character of timing in Polish and the usefulness of tempo differentiated approaches to timing and rhythm