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  3. The Phonology of Tone and Intonation
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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      18 February 2010
      01 July 2004
      ISBN:
      9780511616983
      9780521812658
      9780521012003
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511616983
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.734kg, 380 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.617kg, 382 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Phonetics and Phonology, English Language and Linguistics: General Interest, Language and Linguistics
      Series:
      Research Surveys in Linguistics
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    Subjects:
    Phonetics and Phonology, English Language and Linguistics: General Interest, Language and Linguistics
    Series:
    Research Surveys in Linguistics
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    Tone and Intonation are two types of pitch variation, which are used by speakers of all languages in order to give shape to utterances. More specifically, tone encodes segments and morphemes, and intonation gives utterances a further discoursal meaning that is independent of the meanings of the words themselves. In this comprehensive survey, Carlos Gussenhoven provides an overview of research into tone and intonation, discussing why speakers vary their pitch, what pitch variations mean, and how they are integrated into our grammars. He also explains why intonation in part appears to be universally understood, while at other times it is language-specific and can lead to misunderstandings. After eight chapters on general topics relating to pitch modulation, the book's central arguments are illustrated with comprehensive phonological descriptions - partly in Optimality Theory - of the tonal and intonational systems of six languages, including Japanese, Dutch, and English.

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    "Gussenhoven provides a well organized presentation of pitch accent, lexical tone and intonation in language in general..." --Functions of Language

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