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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457616303321

Autore

Gussenhoven Carlos <1946->

Titolo

The phonology of tone and intonation / / Carlos Gussenhoven [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-107-14443-4

1-280-54074-5

9786610540747

0-511-21455-3

0-511-21097-3

0-511-21634-3

0-511-31519-8

0-511-61698-8

0-511-21274-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiv, 355pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Research surveys in linguistics

Disciplina

414/.6

Soggetti

Tone (Phonetics)

Intonation (Phonetics)

Grammar, Comparative and general - Phonology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-344) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Map; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Symbols; 1 Pitch in Humans and Machines; 2 Pitch in Language I: Stress and Intonation; 3 Pitch in Language II: Tone; 4 Intonation and Language; 5 Paralinguistics: Three Biological Codes; 6 Downtrends; 7 Tonal Structures; 8 Intonation in Optimality Theory; 9 Northern Bizkaian Basque; 10 Tokyo Japanese; 11 Scandinavian; 12 The Central Franconian Tone; 13 French; 14 English I: Phrasing and Accent Distribution; 15 English II: Tonal Structure; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Tone and Intonation are two types of pitch variation, which are used by speakers of all languages in order to give shape to utterances. More specifically, tone encodes segments and morphemes, and intonation



gives utterances a further discoursal meaning that is independent of the meanings of the words themselves. In this comprehensive survey, Carlos Gussenhoven provides an overview of research into tone and intonation, discussing why speakers vary their pitch, what pitch variations mean, and how they are integrated into our grammars. He also explains why intonation in part appears to be universally understood, while at other times it is language-specific and can lead to misunderstandings. After eight chapters on general topics relating to pitch modulation, the book's central arguments are illustrated with comprehensive phonological descriptions - partly in Optimality Theory - of the tonal and intonational systems of six languages, including Japanese, Dutch, and English.