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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matsumoto, Kazuko, 1955-

Series:

Studies in language companion series ; v. 65.

Studies in language companion series, 0165-7763 ; 65

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japanese language--Intonation.

Japanese language.

Japanese language--Accents and accentuation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 212 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Benjamins, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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

ISBN:

9786612255328

9781423766421

1423766423

9789027295934

902729593X

9781282255326

1282255320

OCLC:

55663741