Tones and tunes. Volume 1, Topological studies in word and sentence prosody / edited by Tomas Riad, Carlos Gussenhoven.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Riad, Tomas, 1959-

Gussenhoven, Carlos, 1946-

Series:

Phonology and phonetics ; 12.

Phonology and phonetics, 1861-4191 ; 12-1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tone (Phonetics).

Intonation (Phonetics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, c2007-

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite the recent advances in the integration of lexical tone and intonation in phonological theory, all too often the study of intonation and the study of lexical tone are viewed as belonging to different research traditions. This collection strengthens the integrated approach by studying tone and intonation within a common framework, and by tracing their interaction in specific prosodic systems. Some papers deal with the structural properties of lexical tone andintonation, while others focus on the historical development of prosodic systems. The volume also includes a re-evaluation of

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of contents

Universals of tone rules: 30 years later

Question prosody: an African perspective

The unnatural tonology of Zina Kotoko

Dialect variation in East Norwegian tone

Components of a prosodic typology of Swedish intonation

Two-pattern accent systems in three Japanese dialects

Bitonal lexical pitch accents in the Limburgian dialect of Borgloon

A constraint-based analysis of the intonational realization of focus in Northern Bikaian Basque

Variation in the intonation of sentential adverbs in English and Catalan

Intonational phrasing in two varieties of European Portuguese

Historical convergence and divergence in Basque accentuation

Tonal change in language contact: Evidence from Kagoshima Japanese

Tones and loans in the history of Scandinavian

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612073205

9781282073203

1282073206

9783110207569

3110207567

OCLC:

808801270