NEWS

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rhythm.metrics 1.1.0 (2026-09-02)

Installation:

remotes::install_github("congzhang365/rhythm.metrics")

What's New

• Standardized Syntax: This version introduces minor syntax changes to argument names (e.g., c_label and v_label are now standardised to label_name or cv_label consistently).
• R 4.6.0 Ready: Major update for R 4.6.0 compatibility and improved stability.

Available Calculation Functions:

• delta_cv(df, cv_label, utterance_id, cv_duration)
• varco_cv(df, cv_label, utterance_id, cv_duration)
• percentage_v(df, v_label = "vowel", utterance_id, cv_duration, utterance_duration)
• rpvi_c(df, cv_label, label_name = "consonant", utterance_id, cv_duration)
• npvi_v(df, cv_label, label_name = "vowel", utterance_id, cv_duration)

Available Visualisation Functions:

• plot_delta_cv(df, cv_label, utterance_id, cv_duration)
• plot_varco_cv(df, cv_label, utterance_id, cv_duration)
• plot_percentage_v(df, cv_label, label_name = "vowel", utterance_id, cv_duration, utterance_duration)
• plot_rpvi(df, cv_label, label_name = "consonant", utterance_id, cv_duration)
• plot_npvi(df, cv_label, label_name = "vowel", utterance_id, cv_duration)

rhythm.metrics 1.0.0

Initial beta release. Published in 2022. No change up until April 2026.

Installation:

# Install remotes if you haven't already
install.packages("remotes")

# Install the legacy v1.0.0 version
remotes::install_github("congzhang365/[email protected]")

Available Calculation Functions:

• delta_cv(df, cv_label, utterance_id, cv_duration)
• varco_cv(df, cv_label, utterance_id, cv_duration)
• percentage_v(df, v_label, utterance_id, cv_duration)
• rpvi_c(df, c_label, utterance_id, cv_duration)
• npvi_v(df, v_label, utterance_id, cv_duration)

Available Visualisation Functions:

• plot_delta_cv(df, cv_label, utterance_id, cv_duration)
• plot_varco_cv(df, cv_label, utterance_id, cv_duration)
• plot_percentage_v(df, v_label, utterance_id, cv_duration)
• plot_rpvi(df, c_label, utterance_id, cv_duration)
• plot_npvi(df, v_label, utterance_id, cv_duration)