Re: sometimes behave so strangely

[Linda Seltzer <lseltzer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am hearing "so strangely" as a major second interval followed by a minor
sixth.  The notation displayed is D-C-F, but I hear D-C-E, as if the
phrase wants to resolve to F.
> Dear list,
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>   I've had a number of requests for the sound demonstration I
> presented at the recent ASA meeting in Honolulu,  in which the spoken
> phrase 'sometimes behave so strangely'   following several
> repetitions, appears convincingly to be  sung rather than spoken -
> though there is no musical context and no physical transformation of
> the sound. This demonstration, together with spoken commentary, is on
> my CD 'Phantom Words and Other Curiosities' (available from Philomel
> Records - http://www.philomel.com).
>
> The sound demonstration is also posted  on the website:
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> http://philomel.com/phantom_words/description.html#sometimes
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> and it's described in the booklet accompanying the CD, which is
> posted at:
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> http://philomel.com/phantom_words/booklet/
>
> Happy Holidays!
>
> Diana Deutsch
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> Professor Diana Deutsch
> Department of Psychology
> University of California, San Diego
> 9500 Gilman Dr. #0109
> La Jolla, CA 92093-0109, USA
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> 858-453-1558 (tel)
> 858-453-4763 (fax)
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> http://www-psy.ucsd.edu/~ddeutsch
> http://www.philomel.com
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