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. 2007 May 11;29(3):312–328. doi: 10.1002/hbm.20390

Table I.

Comparison of phrase boundary features between Chinese and Western melodies

Chinese melodies Western melodies
Length of the preceding phrase (ms) 8,012 (441) 7,649 (349)
Pause length (ms) 549 (39) 500 (39)
Length of the whole melody (ms) 15,399 (850) 14,422 (640)

Values are averages, with 95% confidence intervals in parentheses.