The phonology of tone and intonation / Carlos Gussenhoven.
"In this comprehensive survey, Carlos Gussenhoven provides an up-to-date 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 univ...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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| Series: | Research surveys in linguistics.
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| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "In this comprehensive survey, Carlos Gussenhoven provides an up-to-date 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."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 355 pages) : illustrations. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511210973 9780511210976 0511212747 9780511212741 0511214553 9780511214554 0511216343 9780511216343 0511616988 9780511616983 1280540745 9781280540745 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511616983 |