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The Intonation of Givenness: Evidence from German: 508 Reprint 2011 Edition
Author(s): Stefan Baumann (Author)
- Publisher: De Gruyter
- Publication Date: 14 Aug. 2006
- Edition: Reprint 2011
- Language: English
- Print length: 193 pages
- ISBN-10: 3484305088
- ISBN-13: 9783484305083
Book Description
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 height on the accented syllable being the determining factor.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“It is a valuable addition to our scholary library.”
Stefan Baumann in: The Phonetician 1/2007
Review
“It is a valuable addition to our scholary library.”
Stefan Baumann in: The Phonetician 1/2007
