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

• Autore: Gussenhoven Carlos <1946->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxiv, 355pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 414/.6
• Soggetto topico: Tone (Phonetics); Intonation (Phonetics); Grammar, Comparative and general - Phonology
• 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: The Phonology of Tone & Intonation
• Titolo autorizzato: Phonology of tone and intonation
• 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
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816987903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Research surveys in linguistics.