What makes our tongues twist?: : Computational analysis of croatian tongue-twisters

• Autores: Davor Nikolić, Nikola Bakarić
• Localización: The Journal of American Folklore, ISSN-e 1535-1882, Vol. 129, Nº. 511, 2016, págs. 43-54
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Croatian tongue-twisters are defined by the lack of euphony, and the abundance of sound patterns that lead to speech errors. The major feature that contributes to this anti-euphonious patterning is the significant presence of consonant clusters in the syllable onset. This research combines a phonostylistic approach, computational analysis, and statistical methods in order to detect and differentiate sound patterning and its effect on euphony in tongue-twisters. The paper presents the results from research that focuses on the computational analysis of these features and their comparison with other similar folklore genres (counting-out rhymes, lyric and epic poetry, proverbs, and narratives).