One of the fundamental properties of English prosody is a preference for alternations between strong and weak beats. This preference for rhythmic alternation is expressed in several ways: Stress patterns in polysyllabic words like “testimony” and “obligatory” – as well as nonce words like “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” – alternate between strong and weak beats. ... [Read more...]

We typically think of English and related spelling systems as mapping orthographic units or graphemes onto units of speech sounds, or phonemes. For instance, each of the three letters in “pen” maps to the three phonemes /p/, /ɛ/, and /n/ in the spoken version of the word. But there is considerable ... [Read more...]

Sentiment analysis is typically applied to connected text such as product reviews. However, it can also be extended to names, potentially delivering rich insights into psychology and culture. Globally and historically, names hold important familial, cultural, and religious significance. The foundation for much of this significance is a concept called ... [Read more...]