Understanding prosody the role of context, function and communication

Summary: The volume represents a state-of-the-art snapshot of the research on prosody for phoneticians, linguists and speech technologists. It covers well-known models and languages. How are prosodies linked to speech sounds? What are the relations between prosody and grammar? What does speech perception tell us about prosody, particularly about the constituting elements of intonation and rhythm? The papers of the volume address questions like these with a special focus on how the notion of context-based coding, the knowledge of prosodic functions and the communicative embedding of prosodic elements ca.

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ISBN: 3110301253
ISBN: 9783110301250
ISBN: 9783110301466
ISBN: 9783110301472
ISBN: 3110301474
ISBN: 3110301466
ISBN: 9783110301465
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 329 pages) : illustrations.
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Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, 2013.

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General Note:	Includes indexes. Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Language Note:	In English.
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