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Record Nr.

UNINA9910962695103321

Autore

Matsumoto Kazuko <1955->

Titolo

Intonation units in Japanese conversation : syntactic, informational and functional structures / / Kazuko Matsumoto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Benjamins, 2003

ISBN

9786612255328

9781423766421

1423766423

9789027295934

902729593X

9781282255326

1282255320

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 212 pages)

Collana

Studies in language companion series, , 0165-7763 ; ; 65

Disciplina

495.6/16

Soggetti

Japanese language - Intonation

Japanese language - Accents and accentuation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-189) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intonation Units in Japanese Conversation; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Dedication page; Table of contents; Preface; Tables and Figures; Transcription conventions; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Information flow in spoken discourse; Chapter 3 Method of the study; Chapter 4 Syntactic structure of the intonation unit in conversational Japanese; Chapter 5 Information structure of the intonation unit in conversational Japanese; Chapter 6 Functional structure of the intonation unit in conversational Japanese; Chapter 7 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores how speakers of Japanese organize their messages into coherent units as they jointly and interactively construct conversational discourse. Specifically, it investigates the syntactic, informational, and functional structures of intonation units (IUs) as basic units of discourse production and information flow in spoken communication.