
Communicative Functions and Linguistic Forms in Speech Interaction
Author: Klaus J. Kohler Publisher: © Cambridge University Press ISBN: 978-1-107-17072-8 Pages: 320 Language: English
Description:
Prosody is generally studied at a separate linguistic level from syntax and semantics. It analyses phonetic properties of utterances such as pitch and prominence, and orders them into phonological categories such as pitch ac- cent, boundary tone and metrical grid.