This book illustrates an approach to prosodic typology through the intonational phonology of thirteen typologically different languages and the transcription system of prosody known as Tones and Break Indices (ToBI). This is the first book introducing the history and principles of this system, and it covers European languages, Asian languages, an Australian aboriginal language, and an American Indian language. It is the first book on intonation that includes sound files on a CD-ROM.
Zusammenfassung
This book illustrates an approach to prosodic typology through descriptions of the intonation and the prosodic structure of thirteen typologically different languages based on the same theoretical framework, the 'autosegmental-metrical' model of intonational phonology, and the transcription system of prosody known as Tones and Break Indices (ToBI). It is the first book introducing the history and principles of this system and it covers European languages, Asianlanguages, an Australian aboriginal language, and an American Indian language. The book shows how languages and dialects are similar to or different from other languages or dialect varieties in terms of the prosodic structure, the intonational categories, and their realizations. This is the first book onintonation which is accompanied by a companion website hosting the sound files mentioned in each chapter.
Zusammenfassung
This book illustrates an approach to prosodic typology through descriptions of the intonation and the prosodic structure of thirteen typologically different languages based on the same theoretical framework, the 'autosegmental-metrical' model of intonational phonology, and the transcription system of prosody known as Tones and Break Indices (ToBI). It is the first book introducing the history and principles of this system and it covers European languages, Asianlanguages, an Australian aboriginal language, and an American Indian language. The book shows how languages and dialects are similar to or different from other languages or dialect varieties in terms of the prosodic structure, the intonational categories, and their realizations. This is the first book onintonation which is accompanied by a companion website hosting the sound files mentioned in each chapter.
Titel
Prosodic Typology The Phonology of Intonation and Phrasing
Autor
EAN
9780191530449
ISBN
978-0-19-153044-9
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
21.12.2006
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Anzahl Seiten
480
Jahr
2005
Untertitel
Englisch
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