The Intonational Phonology of Swabian and Upper Saxon / Frank Kügler.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Kügler, Frank, author.

Series:

Linguistische Arbeiten (Max Niemeyer Verlag) ; 515.

Linguistische Arbeiten ; 515

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

German language--Dialects--Germany--Swabia.

German language.

German language--Dialects--Germany--Saxony.

German language--Dialects--Phonology.

Intonation (Phonetics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tübingen : Max Niemeyer Verlag, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Diese Studie behandelt Fragen der dialektalen Variation in der Intonation. Auf der Basis der autosegmental-metrischen Phonologie wird eine Analyse einer Intonationsgrammatik des Schwäbischen und Obersächsischen vorgeschlagen. Diese phonologische Analyse wird einerseits anhand von phonetischen Fakten der Akzentimplementierung untermauert. Andererseits werden die Intonationskonturen funktional durch eine Analyse der Bedeutung voneinander abgegrenzt. Damit trägt diese Studie zur Modellierung dialektaler Variation in der Intonationsphonologie bei.

The study employs an autosegmental-metrical model of intonation to propose an intonational grammar of Swabian and Upper Saxon German, respectively. The analysis is guided by the assumption that each dialect exhibits a specific distinct intonation. The phonological analysis is comparative in nature: the implementation of accents are compared between the dialects in terms of tonal alignment and excursion. In fact, the phonetic data present evidence for the phonological analysis in that the individual tonal categories differ significantly from each other. In addition, a functional analysis of the intonation contours provides further evidence for the phonological analysis. Based on the assumption that nuclear contours convey intonational meaning, these meanings are analysed and compared. A certain meaning can be attributed to intonation contours that differ phonologically between the two dialects. However, the general shape of contours and its association with meaning has been proved to be identical in the two dialects and compared to a similar analysis of intonational meaning of British English. This comprehensive study of dialect intonation contributes to improve our understanding of intonational phonology.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

1. Introduction

2. The empirical basis

3. Modeling dialect intonation

4. Swabian German Intonation Patterns

5. Upper Saxon German Intonation Patterns

6. Realisational differences between Swabian and Upper Saxon German

7. A note on intonational meaning

8. Summary and Conclusion

A Map Tasks

Bibliography

Notes:

Dissertation Universität Potsdam 2005.

Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Potsdam, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-194).

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9783110932218

3110932210

OCLC:

979595317