Analytical notes on acoustic correlates of stress experiment 1 (open access)

Analytical notes on acoustic correlates of stress experiment 1

These are analytical notes presenting the target tokens used in the "acoustic correlates of stress in Mankiyali" experiment. The tokens are organized into near minimal pairs with the target syllable bolded and alternating between presumed stressed and unstressed.
Date: July 8, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical notes on acoustic correlates of stress experiment 2 (open access)

Analytical notes on acoustic correlates of stress experiment 2

These are analytical notes presenting the three-sentence mini monologues used in the "acoustic correlates of stress in Mankiyali" experiment. The token in Sentence 1 for each mini monologue is focused and therefore contains phrase-level and word-level stress. Sentence 2 sets up the context for the token in sentence 3 to be devoid of phrase-level stress, allowing word-level stress to be teased apart and analyzed.
Date: July 8, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of words for analyzing stress 1

This is an elicitation of words read within a three-sentence frame for the purpose of acoustic analysis of word- and phrase-level stress correlates.
Date: July 8, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of words for analyzing stress 2

This is an elicitation of words read within a three-sentence frame for the purpose of acoustic analysis of word- and phrase-level stress correlates.
Date: July 8, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of words for analyzing stress 3

This is an elicitation of words read within a three-sentence frame for the purpose of acoustic analysis of word- and phrase-level stress correlates.
Date: July 8, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of words for analyzing stress 4

This is an elicitation of words read within a three-sentence frame for the purpose of acoustic analysis of word- and phrase-level stress correlates.
Date: July 8, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of words for analyzing stress 5

This is an elicitation of words read within a three-sentence frame for the purpose of acoustic analysis of word- and phrase-level stress correlates.
Date: July 8, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of crops in Thragom village

Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes growing corn and other crops in Thragom village, explaining that corn was the staple diet in Thragom historically. In the past, they would plant during the month of April and harvest during late October to early November. They also plant soybeans, pumpkin, and cucumbers in the maize field. She says that monkeys are the main animals that destroy corn and other crops.
Date: June 8, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of Dakpa riddles

Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She says riddles were part of every mother's teaching to support children's thought processes and to teach them about common mistakes.
Date: June 8, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of farming practices in Thragom village

Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes farming practices used for staple crops, such as corn, wheat, and buckwheat. She says the community would work on each other's farm on rotational bases, using manure made from a mixture of dry oak leaf and cow dung on the farmland to increase the yield.
Date: June 8, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of millet in Thragom village

Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She says that, of all the farming works, the plantation of millet was most sought after. Millet seeds were planted before the arrival of the magpie in the village, and planting millet after the arrival of the magpie was considered late and generally wouldn’t have a good yield. During millet plantation, the workers would share fermented wine using a big ox horn.
Date: June 8, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of Nak Chö rituals and animal sacrifice

Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes Nak Chö rituals, explaining that all the ritual cakes were prepared, and only then a pig was killed. This was followed by encircling of ritual cakes with the intestines of the pig. The ritual was performed only once in Thragom. During other early ritual celebrations, it was done in the maternal home of the grandmother.
Date: June 8, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of ritual cakes

Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes ritual cakes. She says pond earth was used to make the wrathful ritual cake. Wheat flour was used to make a personal Yidam ritual cake. Only in rare cases was rice flour used. A helper of the Lama will come one day ahead of the ritual ceremony to make the cakes.
Date: June 8, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of traditional bamboo roofing

Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes bamboo roofing, a common feature for all the houses in Thragom before people started having CGI roofing. In the past, youths would have to walk for around 5 hours to Yabrangtot where they get bamboo, and then travel back to Thragom. They would take a packed lunch for their trip, usually in winter.
Date: June 8, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about visiting the Dalai Lama

Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes a visit to the Dalai Lama. She says the first visit to see His Holiness in Tawang was quite long. They stayed around a month and a half in Tawang at a relative's house. While waiting for His Holiness, they helped in their fields, took care of house chores, and got wood from the forest.
Date: June 8, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Interview about health practices

This is an interview about traditional health practices in the Lai community. The interviewee, born in 1987 is originally from Thantlang and speaks Hakha, Kawl, Malay, and English. Interviews were collected as part of the Linguistically Underserved Communities and Health (LUCAH) project, which aims to make health information more accessible and culturally relevant for the Chin refugee community in order to ensure that they are getting clear and accurate information.
Date: March 8, 2021
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Interview about health practices

This is an interview about traditional health practices in the Lai community. The interviewee, born in 1969 is originally from Farrawn (Thantlang) and speaks Falam, Hakha, Mizo, Kawl, and Malay in addition to Lai. Interviews were collected as part of the Linguistically Underserved Communities and Health (LUCAH) project, which aims to make health information more accessible and culturally relevant for the Chin refugee community in order to ensure that they are getting clear and accurate information.
Date: March 8, 2021
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of words related to time transcript

Elicitation of words related to time

Recording of an elicitation of a wordlist related to time and time keeping based on English words and sentences used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: October 8, 2019
Creator: Dale, Merrion
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about a sports event

This is a conversation about a sports event between Imtiaz Ahmad (a 31-year-old male) and Muhammad Suleman (a 36-year-old male). In this conversation, Imtiaz talks about participating in a cricket match.
Date: February 8, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about a surgery

This is a conversation between Taj Nisa (a 49-year-old female) and Nargis Bibi (a 40-year-old female). In this conversation, Taj Nisa talks to Nargis Bibi about a surgery she had in the past, and narrates how the doctors and medical staff treated her.
Date: February 8, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about a surgery

This is a conversation between Taj Nisa (a 49-year-old female) and Nargis Bibi (a 40-year-old female). In this conversation, Taj Nisa talks to Nargis Bibi about a surgery she had in the past, and narrates how the doctors and medical staff treated her.
Date: February 8, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about a visit to Rawalpindi

This is a conversation between Abdul Rehman (an 80-year old male) and Abdul Malik (an 85-year old male). Abdul Rehman talks about his visit to Rawalpindi to participate in an engagement ceremony and Abdul Malik talks about a doctor's appointment, his check up, etc.
Date: February 8, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about a visit to Rawalpindi

This is a conversation between Abdul Rehman (an 80-year old male) and Abdul Malik (an 85-year old male). Abdul Rehman talks about his visit to Rawalpindi to participate in an engagement ceremony and Abdul Malik talks about a doctor's appointment, his check up, etc.
Date: February 8, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about annual grass cutting

Khatun Bibi and Sartaj Bibi discuss the daily routines of household chores during the grass cutting season. They also talk about the hardships they face during this particular season. Khatun Bibi is a 51-year old housewife. Sartaj Bibi is a 23 year old housewife.
Date: February 8, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library