1st Edition
The Intonation of English Statements and Questions A Compositional Interpretation
By Christine Bartels
Copyright 1999
316 Pages
by
Routledge
316 Pages
by
Routledge
316 Pages
by
Routledge
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English sentence prosody provides cues to both focus structure and speaker attitude. Taking the phonological model of intonation developed by Pierrehumbert (1880 et seq.) as point of departure, this work illuminates the communicative function of English pitch contours by (1) giving a detailed survey of phrase-final contours found in statements and questions, and (2) investigating what... Read more
1: Introduction; 2: Intonational Structure in English; 3: Statements; 4: Alternative Questions; 5: Yes-No Questions; 6: Wh-Questions; 7: Non-Interrogative Questions; 8: Non-Question Interrogatives; 9: Conclusion
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Christine Bartels
