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1 online resource (197 pages) : illustrations |
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Linguistische Arbeiten,
0344-6727 ;
508
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Linguistische Arbeiten (Max Niemeyer Verlag) ; 508.
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| Note |
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität, Saarbrücken, 2005. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-181). |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Contents |
1 Introduction; 1.1 Motivation and Aims; 1.2 Structure of the Study; 2 Theoretical Background; 2.1 Intonation; 2.2 Givenness; 2.3 Intermediate Summary: The Relation between Intonation and Givenness; 3 Corpus Analysis; 3.1 The MULI Database; 3.2 Analysis; 3.3 Discussion; 4 Experiments; 4.1 Perception Experiment I: Accent Type and Modes of Givenness; 4.2 Perception Experiment II: Accent Type and Types of Accessibility; 5 A Model of Intonation and Givenness; 6 Summary and Outlook; Bibliography. |
| Summary |
This book addresses students and researchers of phonetics/phonology, and the semantics and pragmatics of discourse. It employs an autosegmental-metrical model of intonation to investigate the marking of aspects of information structure, concentrating on the Given-New dimension. The empirical evidence provided here is based on German. It shows that the dichotomy of 'accented' versus 'uncaccented' corresponding to 'New' versus 'Given' information is inadequate. In fact, there is evidence that a range of pitch accent types can be mapped onto the gradient scale of Givenness degrees, with the pitch. |
| Language |
English. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Intonation (Phonetics)
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German language -- Intonation.
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Discourse analysis.
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Semantics.
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Pragmatics.
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Cognition.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Baumann, Stefan. Intonation of givenness : evidence from German. Tübingen : Niemeyer, 2006 x, 183 pages ; 24 cm. Linguistische Arbeiten ; 508 0344-6727 9783484305083 (GyWOH)har060100747 (DLC) 2007358151 |
| ISBN |
9783110921205 (electronic bk.) |
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3110921200 (electronic bk.) |
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9783484305083 (pbk.) |
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3484305088 (pbk.) |
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