The intonation of Glasgow English statements and yes/no questions | A phonological characterization

Francisco Vizcaíno Ortega

ISBN 10: 3838334914 / ISBN 13: 9783838334912

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2009

About this Item

The intonation of Glasgow English statements and yes/no questions | A phonological characterization | Francisco Vizcaíno Ortega | Taschenbuch | 160 S. | Englisch | 2009 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9783838334912 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt, info[at]bod[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

Seller Inventory # 101282069

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The intonation of Glasgow English statements and yes/no questions | A phonological characterization
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3838334914
• ISBN 13: 9783838334912
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 10D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 10 millimeters depth
• Weight: 256 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bücher

About this title

Synopsis

Although aspects common to statements and yes/no questions have frequently been noticed in the intonation of Glasgow English, there has been no consensus among researchers as to the phonetic characterization of the nuclear contour of these utterance types: some authors claim that the contours discussed end in a rise, whereas other authors propose a slump. This book presents a unified account of these radically diverging approaches by providing, within the Autosegmental Metrical Theory, a phonological representation with absence of the phrase accent and an allotonic downstepped variant of H% to mark the final mid pitch perceived. This formulation of final mid pitch in terms of a downstepped boundary tone makes it necessary to reconcile both a syntagmatic and a paradigmatic dimension of downstep. The present work is intended for professionals working in the field of intonation, but should also prove helpful for anyone else interested in dialectal prosodic differences across varieties of English.