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

• Autore: Matsumoto Kazuko <1955->
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam : , : Benjamins, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 212 pages)
• Disciplina: 495.6/16
• Soggetto topico: Japanese language - Intonation; Japanese language - Accents and accentuation
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Intonation units in Japanese conversation
• ISBN: 1-4237-6642-3; 90-272-9593-X; 1-282-25532-0; 9786612255328
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783063603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in language companion series ; ; v. 65.