Details

Subject(s)

• Prosodic analysis (Linguistics) [Browse]

Editor

• Kubozono, Haruo [Browse]
• Itō, Junko [Browse]
• Mester, Armin [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Essays [Browse]

Series

• Oxford studies in phonology and phonetics ; 6. [More in this series]
• Oxford linguistics [More in this series]
• Oxford studies in phonology and phonetics ; 6 [More in this series]

Summary note

"This volume brings together novel, original studies on prosody and prosodic interfaces. It consists of fifteen chapters, some of which look at word prosody and phrase prosody in individual languages, some examine the interactions between lexical tones and intonation, and others analyze the syntax-prosody interface. Despite much recent attention paid to prosody, there is yet a significant number of languages and dialects that remain largely undocumented or understudied. Many chapters in this volume contribute to this empirical gap in prosodic research by presenting new data, based on original fieldwork and experiments. Moreover, many chapters address important questions pertaining to the interactions between lexical and postlexical tones with in-depth investigations of both lexical prosody and postlexical phonology. Furthermore, other chapters tackle the question of how prosodic structure-either lexical or postlexical-interacts with syntactic structure, thereby contributing to our understanding of the interaction between multiple components of the grammar, embedded in a thorough understanding of current linguistic theories. The volume as a whole addresses many difficult issues and illuminates the question of how prosody is structured in language and functions in human communication"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN

• 9780198869740 ((hardcover))
• 0198869746 ((hardcover))

LCCN

2021945575

OCLC

1266644018

Statement on language in description

Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...