On the rhythm of head movements in Finnish and Swedish sign language sentences

Tommi Jantunen; Johanna Mesch; Anna Puupponen; Jorma Laaksonen

On the rhythm of head movements in Finnish and Swedish sign language sentences

Tommi Jantunen, Johanna Mesch, Anna Puupponen, Jorma Laaksonen

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Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli kirjassa/konferenssijulkaisussa › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu

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This paper investigates, with the help of computer-vision technology, the similarities and differences in the rhythm of the movements of the head in sentences in Finnish (FinSL) and Swedish Sign Language (SSL). The results show that the movement of the head in the two languages is often very similar: in both languages, the instances when the movement of the head changes direction were distributed similarly with regard to clause-boundaries, and the contours of the roll (tilting-like) motion of the head during the sentences were similar. Concerning differences, direction changes were found to be used more effectively in the marking of clause-boundaries in FinSL, and in SSL the head moved nearly twice as fast as in FinSL. However, the small amount of data means that the results can be considered to be only preliminary. The paper indicates the roll angle of the head as a domain for further work on headrelated rhythm.

Alkuperäiskieli	Englanti
Otsikko	Proceedings of the International Conference on Speech Prosody
Alaotsikko	8th Speech Prosody 2016
Kustantaja	International Speech Communication Association (ISCA)
Sivut	850-853
Sivumäärä	4
Vuosikerta	2016-January
Tila	Julkaistu - 2016
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa
Tapahtuma	International Conference on Speech Prosody - Boston, Yhdysvallat Kesto: 31 toukok. 2016 → 3 kesäk. 2016 Konferenssinumero: 8

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Nimi	Speech prosody : an international conference
Kustantaja	International Speech Communication Association
ISSN (elektroninen)	2333-2042

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Speech Prosody
Maa/Alue	Yhdysvallat
Kaupunki	Boston
Ajanjakso	31/05/2016 → 03/06/2016

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Jantunen, T., Mesch, J., Puupponen, A., & Laaksonen, J. (2016). On the rhythm of head movements in Finnish and Swedish sign language sentences. teoksessa Proceedings of the International Conference on Speech Prosody: 8th Speech Prosody 2016 (Vuosikerta 2016-January, Sivut 850-853). (Speech prosody : an international conference). International Speech Communication Association (ISCA).

Jantunen, Tommi ; Mesch, Johanna ; Puupponen, Anna et al. / On the rhythm of head movements in Finnish and Swedish sign language sentences. Proceedings of the International Conference on Speech Prosody: 8th Speech Prosody 2016. Vuosikerta 2016-January International Speech Communication Association (ISCA), 2016. Sivut 850-853 (Speech prosody : an international conference).

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On the rhythm of head movements in Finnish and Swedish sign language sentences. / Jantunen, Tommi; Mesch, Johanna; Puupponen, Anna et al.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Speech Prosody: 8th Speech Prosody 2016. Vuosikerta 2016-January International Speech Communication Association (ISCA), 2016. s. 850-853 (Speech prosody : an international conference).

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On the rhythm of head movements in Finnish and Swedish sign language sentences

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