The phonology of tone and intonation /
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 word...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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Series: | Research surveys in linguistics.
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Online Access: | CONNECT |