Title: The perception of vowel length and ouality [i.e. quality] in German : an experimental-phonetic investigation /
Authors: Weiss, Rudolf
Publisher: Buske,
Year: 1976
Subjects: German language Vowels.; German language Phonetics
Abstract: Based on an unpublished dissertation titled Perceptual parameters of vowel length and quality in standard New High German (University of Colorado, 1970).  The experiment described is regarded to be an innovative departure in the investigation of vowel perception: vowels are used in which the qualitative and durational aspects have been manipulated quite naturally. The topic has aroused considerable interest.  Several articles on the significance and application of the test have already been written.
Contents: Introduction -- Preliminary Remarks -- Vowels in Standard New High German -- Statement of the Problem -- Object of this Study -- Experimental Design -- Approach to the Problem -- Selection of Material -- Generation of the Samples -- Analysis Procedures -- Measurement of Quality -- Measurement of Duration -- Instrumentation -- Structure and Administration of the Test -- Selection of Samples to Comprise the Corpus of the Test -- Re-recording Procedure and Instrumentation -- Selection of the Subjects -- Structure and Procedure, of Administering the Test -- Content of the Listening Test -- Instrumentation -- Result of the Test -- Tabulation of All Subject Responses -- Correlation of Answers on the Basis of Dialect Background -- Consistency of Individual Responses -- Analysis of Individual Responses -- Grouping of Individual Perception of the Vowel -- Variants -- Some Specific Remarks on Individual Responses and Inconsistencies -- Correlation of Individual Production to Perception of German Vowels -- Collective Parameters -- General Comments on the Correlation of Subject Responses -- Duration and Quality of Items with 100% Agreement -- Representation of the Methods -- Conclusion -- Shortcomings of the Test -- General Findings -- More Specific Findings -- Possible Applications -- Closing Statement.