Prosodic features and prosodic structure [[electronic resource] ] : the phonology of suprasegmentals / / Anthony Fox

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455736203321
• Autore: Fox Anthony <1943->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000
• ISBN: 1-283-66470-4; 0-19-158976-4; 0-585-48348-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (414 p.)
• Collana: Oxford linguistics
• Disciplina: 414/.6
• Soggetti: Prosodic analysis (Linguistics); Grammar, Comparative and general - Phonology; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Reprinted 2002.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [366]-396) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; 1. Introduction; 1.1 The Nature of Prosodic Features; 1.2 The Phonetic Basis; 1.3 The Phonological Basis; 1.4 The Scope of Prosodic Features; 2. Length; 2.1 Introduction: The Nature and Status of Length; 2.2 Background to the Study of Length; 2.2.1 The Classical Tradition; 2.2.2 Early Phoneticians; 2.2.3 Early Experimental Phonetics; 2.2.4 The Phonetics and Phonology of Length; 2.3 Preliminaries to the Phonology of Length; 2.3.1 Phonological Perspectives on Length; 2.3.2 The Phonological Role of Length; 2.3.3 A Note on Terminology; 2.4 The Paradigmatic Interpretation of Length2.4.1 Introduction; 2.4.2 Length and Phonological Oppositions; 2.4.3 The Distinctive Features of Length; 2.4.4 Quality vs. Quantity; 2.4.5 Conclusion; 2.5 The Syntagmatic Interpretation of Length; 2.5.1 Introduction; 2.5.2 'Analytic Length'; 2.5.3 The Distributional Analysis of Length; 2.5.4 The Mora (1); 2.5.5 Conclusion; 2.6 Length and the Syllable; 2.6.1 Length and Syllable Structure; 2.6.2 Syllable Weight; 2.6.3 The Syllable as a Unit of Length; 2.7 The Non-linear Approach to Length; 2.7.1 Introduction; 2.7.2 The Non-linear Representation of Syllable Structure2.7.3 The Non-linear Representation of Length; 2.7.4 Lengthening Processes; 2.8 Length as a Prosodic Feature; 2.8.1 Introduction; 2.8.2 'Chronemes'; ; 2.8.3 The Mora (2); 2.8.4 The 'Weight Tier' and Moraic Phonology; 2.9 Length and Prosodic Structure; 2.9.1 Introduction: Syllable Quantity; 2.9.2 Rhythm; 2.9.3 Timing; 2.9.4 Segment Length in a Prosodic Context; 2.9.5 The Relevance of Prosodic Structure; 2.10 Conclusion; 2.10.1 The Stratification of Length; 2.10.2 The Typology of Length; 3. Accent; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 The Status of Accent3.1.2 Background to the Study of Accent; 3.2 The Phonetic Basis of Accent; 3.2.1 Introduction; 3.2.2 Accent and the Speaker; 3.2.3 Accent and the Hearer; 3.2.4 Conclusion: What is Accent?; 3.3 The Phonological Basis of Accent; 3.3.1 Introduction; 3.3.2 The Paradigmatic Analysis of Accent; 3.3.3 The Functional Analysis of Accent; 3.3.4 Pitch-accent; 3.4 Accentual Structure; 3.4.1 Introduction; 3.4.2 Accentual Units; 3.4.3 The Accentual Hierarchy: Accent as Prosodic Organization; 3.5 The Representation of Accent; 3.5.1 Introduction; 3.5.2 Distinctive Features of Accent; 3.5.3 The Metrical Representation of Accent3.5.4 Evaluation; 3.6 The Specification of Accent; 3.6.1 Assigning Accent; 3.6.2 Stress and Syntax; 3.6.3 Non-cyclical Approaches; 3.6.4 The Status of 'Stress Contours'; 3.7 Conclusion: Accent and Prosodic Structure; 4. Tone; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 The Nature of Tone; 4.1.2 Background to the Study of Tone; 4.1.3 The Phonetic Basis of Tone; 4.1.4 The Notation of Tone; 4.2 Preliminaries to the Phonology of Tone; 4.2.1 Phonetic vs. Phonological Analysis of Tone; 4.2.2 'Perturbations'; 4.3 The Paradigmatic Analysis of Tone; 4.3.1 Tones and Tone-systems; 4.3.2 Levels vs. Contours
• Sommario/riassunto: Prosodic Features and Prosodic Structure presents an overall view of the nature of prosodic features of language - accent, stress, rhythm, tone, pitch, and intonation - and shows how these connect to sound systems and meaning. It is a work of great scholarship and learning, expressed in way that will be accessible to all linguists from advanced undergraduates to postdoctoral researchers. The last substantial overview was published over 20 years ago. Since then the subjecthas been transformed by linked advances in phonological and phonetic theory and accoustic technology. This book will interes

Constructing the Craft of Public Administration : Perspectives from Australia

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910508447403321
• Autore: Shearer Christine
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2022; ©2022
• ISBN: 9783030818968; 9783030818951
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 pages)
• Disciplina: 351.41
• Soggetti: Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Reference -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Public Administration and the Reform ­Agenda -- 1.1 Why Does Public Administration Matter? -- 1.2 The Influence of Economic Rationalism -- 1.3 Methodology -- 1.3.1 Use of Qualitative Interviews -- 1.3.2 Research Questions -- 1.3.3 Research Design Framework -- 1.3.4 Selecting Participants -- 1.3.5 Gaining Access and Rapport Building -- 1.3.6 Data Collection and Analysis -- 1.4 Departmental Secretary Demographics -- 1.5 Outline of Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Contemporary Management Ideas and Public Sector Reforms Across Westminster Polities -- 2.1 United Kingdom (UK) -- 2.1.1 Policies, Processes and Practices of Public Sector Reform -- 2.1.2 Outcomes of Public Sector Reform -- 2.1.3 Implications for the Craft of Public Administration -- 2.2 Canada -- 2.2.1 Policies, Processes and Practices of Public Sector Reform -- 2.2.2 Outcomes of Public Sector Reform -- 2.2.3 Implications for the Craft of Public Administration -- 2.3 New Zealand (NZ) -- 2.3.1 Policies, Processes and Practices of Public Sector Reform -- 2.3.2 Outcomes of Public Sector Reform -- 2.3.3 Implications for the Craft of Public Administration -- 2.4 Australia -- 2.4.1 Policies, Processes and Practices of Public Sector Reform -- 2.4.2 Outcomes of Public Sector Reform -- 2.4.3 Implications for the Craft of Public ; Administration -- References -- Part II: The Macro Level: Policy Contexts and Environments -- Chapter 3: The Environments in Which Departmental Secretaries Construct the Craft of Public Administration -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Constitutional, Legislative and Regulatory Environment -- 3.3 The Financial Environment -- 3.4 The Media Environment -- 3.5 The Political Environment -- References.; Chapter 4: The Impact of Contemporary Management Ideas: Their Influence on Public Administration -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Contemporary Management Ideas -- 4.2.1 Fads and Fashions -- 4.2.2 Exposure to Local and Globalising Webs -- 4.3 Legitimacy and Acceptance of Contemporary Management Ideas -- 4.3.1 Role of Government and the Four Central Agencies -- 4.3.2 Role of the Public Sector Workforce -- 4.4 Adoption of Contemporary Management Ideas -- 4.4.1 Tailoring, Translation and Transformation -- 4.4.2 Equilibrium and Incremental Change -- 4.5 Comparative Perspective -- 4.5.1 Introduction -- 4.5.2 Role of Imitation/Copying and Diffusion of Contemporary Management Ideas -- 4.5.3 The Translation and Transformation of Contemporary Management Ideas as They Travel -- 4.5.4 Implications of Translation for the Craft of Public Administration -- References -- Part III: Exploring the Everyday Work Life of the Most Senior Public Servants -- Chapter 5: Departmental Secretaries: The Public Actors Who Construct the Craft of Public Administration -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Recruitment of Departmental Secretaries: Public Service Archetypes -- 5.3 Appointment by Ministers -- 5.4 Technical-Professional Knowledge: Professionalisation -- 5.4.1 Technical Expertise and Professional Knowledge -- 5.4.2 Experience Gained from Practice: Learning on the Job -- 5.5 Departmental Secretaries and Cultural Tribalism -- 5.6 Public Service Ethos: Ethics -- References -- Chapter 6: Roles, Responsibilities and Boundary Riding -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Rational-Instrumental Activities -- 6.2.1 Transformational or Transactional Leadership -- 6.2.2 Assurance Via Governance -- 6.2.3 Subordination of Administration -- 6.3 Political-Interpretive Activities -- 6.3.1 Trojan Horse of Stewardship -- 6.3.2 Stakeholder Management: Concurrence or Conflict? -- 6.3.3 Contestability of Policy.; 6.4 Constituting the Spectrum -- References -- Part IV: Discussion, Implications and Conclusions -- Chapter 7: Discussion, Conceptual Model, Contributions and Implications -- 7.1 Discussion -- 7.1.1 Public Actors -- 7.1.2 Prescribed Environments -- 7.1.3 Duality of Roles/Responsibilities -- 7.1.4 Disposition to Reforms/Contemporary Management Ideas -- 7.2 Conceptual Model of the Craft of Public Administration -- 7.2.1 Primary Factors -- 7.2.2 Influencing Factors and Mediating Processes -- 7.2.3 Impacts -- 7.2.4 Competing Logics -- 7.3 Contributions to Theory and Practice -- 7.3.1 Contribution to Public Administration Theory -- 7.3.2 Contribution to New Institutional Theory -- 7.3.3 Implications for Practice: Reform -- 7.3.4 Implications for Practice: Contemporary Management Ideas -- References -- Chapter 8: Conclusions -- References -- Index.