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The contribution of speech-rhythm to end-of-utterance detection

In the current study we focused on the question of how language specific properties other than syntax and semantics – especially rhythm – affect end-of-utterance detection. We compared the anticipation timing accuracy for German stimuli (mother-tongue) to the timing accuracy for foreign language items and sinusoidal tones. Subjects were more accurate when anticipating the ends of utterances in stress-timed than in syllable-timed languages or tones. We interpret these results as an indicator for rhythm being relevant in end-of-utterance anticipation.