Prosodic Variation (With)in Languages: Intonation, Phrasing and Segments (Studies in Phonetics and Phonology) - Hardcover

Marisa Cruz; Sonia Frota

 
9781781794685: Prosodic Variation (With)in Languages: Intonation, Phrasing and Segments (Studies in Phonetics and Phonology)

Synopsis

This volume focuses on research on prosodic variation, comprising intonation, prosodic phrasing, and segmental phenomena that are prosodically motivated or constrained, in several languages and language varieties. Besides Portuguese (European, Brazilian, and African varieties), the book covers another three unrelated languages and their varieties: Romanian, Arabic, and Assamese (spoken in India and Bangladesh). Language coverage is thus diverse, including understudied languages/varieties. The approaches followed are both experimental and theoretical. All the chapters share a common goal: to add to the knowledge of prosodic variation in each of the languages and varieties studied, and to contribute to the understanding of prosodic grammar, in general.

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About the Author

Marisa Cruz is a Researcher at the Phonetics and Phonology Lab (CLUL/FLUL), University of Lisbon. Sónia Frota is Full Professor of Experimental Linguistics at the University of Lisbon.

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