Data for Stød and stress location in Danish: A nonce word study
https://doi.org/10.58141/dsjh-m971
The dataset contains:
1) A data file in csv format with annotations of the occurrence of stød in 336 different nonce words (112 with stress on the ultimate syllable, 160 with stress on the penultimate syllable, and 64 with stress on the antepenultimate syllable), read by 10 different Danish speakers.
2) A data file in csv format with ratings of how Danish the nonce words seemed on a scale from 1 to 5, where 1=Sounds Danish and 5=Does not sound Danish. The ratings are from 140 Danish participants who rated 84 nonce words each.
3) A R-Markdown file with the code used for statistical analysis and visualization of the data.
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Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Research principal:
Data contains personal data:
Yes
Type of personal data:
The data is pseudonymized, but the risk of identification of participants is low. The participant numbers in the published dataset are randomized and do not correspond to the participant numbers in the key or the participant numbers in the published article.
Code key exists:
Yes
Citation:
Language:
Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Population:
In Data_NonceWords: Native speakers of Danish from the Greater Copenhagen Area.
In Danishness_rating_data: Danes (no geographic restriction).
The participants are not the same in the two datafiles.
Variables:
6
Number of individuals/objects:
150
Data collection - Web-based experiment
Data collection - Web-based experiment
Mode of collection:
Web-based experiment
Description of the mode of collection:
Participants were recorded (audio) while reading nonce words. Whether the nonce words were pronounced with or without stød was noted in the data file.
Time period(s) for data collection:
2023-01 - 2023-04
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)
Description of the mode of collection:
Participants were asked to rate how Danish they thought the nonce words seemed on a five-point scale, with the ratings "Sounds Danish", "Sounds fairly Danish", "Neither or", "Hardly sounds Danish", and "Does not sound Danish".
The nonce words were shown in writing in both lowercase and with the stressed syllable in capitals:
birse
BIRse
Time period(s) for data collection:
2023-10 - 2023-12
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Geographic location:
Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism
Topic and keywords
Topic and keywords
CESSDA topic classification:
Swedish Standard Classification of Research Subjects 2025:
Relations
Relations
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Publications
Publications
Citation:
Høeg, A. (2026). Stød and stress location in Danish: A nonce word study. Nordic Journal of Linguistics, 49(1), 103–122. doi:10.1017/S0332586524000155
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