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Interruptions and intonation [PDF]

open access: yesProceeding of Fourth International Conference on Spoken Language Processing. ICSLP '96, 1996
In this paper, we examine how interruptions an manifested in the intonational structure of a discourse. Such interactions come about because of the mutual negotiating to satisfy the differing needs, interests and knowledge states of participants in a conversation.
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Echo questions in Brazilian Portuguese

open access: yesDELTA: Documentação de Estudos em Lingüística Teórica e Aplicada, 2019
Brazilian Portuguese (BP) can have the wh-element in-situ with two types of sentence intonation: (a) the rising intonation of a yes/no question, in which case it is interpreted as an echo question, and (b) the falling intonation, similar to that of a ...
Mary A. Kato
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INTONATION AND PRAGMATICS - THE LOCAL BAHDINANI DIALECT AS AN EXAMPLE

open access: yesگۆڤارا زانستێن مرۆڤایەتی یا زانكۆیا زاخۆ
  This research, titled "Intonation and Pragmatics: A Study of the Behdinani Local Dialect," analyzes speech from both phonetic and pragmatic perspectives, focusing on the use of intonation among Kurdish speakers of the Behdinani dialect.
Berevan Mousa, Abdulwahab Musa
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THE SEMIOTIC NATURE OF INTONATION

open access: yesВестник Волгоградского государственного университета: Серия 2. Языкознание, 2014
The article is devoted to the main approaches to intonation analysis – the semiotic nature of intonation is discussed. The author proves the fact that intonation is a bilateral phenomenon having a content plan and an expression plan, and reveals the ...
Khromov Sergey Sergeevich
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Perception of the attitudinal function of intonation in responding to Yes/No questions: A study of non-native English language teachers

open access: yesStudies in English Language and Education, 2018
This study highlights the importance of intonation and its function for intelligibility in communication, particularly amongst teachers in ESL classrooms.
Noor Alhusna Madzlan   +1 more
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Intonation in neurogenic foreign accent syndrome

open access: yes, 2012
Foreign accent syndrome (FAS) is a motor speech disorder in which changes to segmental as well as suprasegmental aspects lead to the perception of a foreign accent in speech. This paper focuses on one suprasegmental aspect, namely that of intonation.
Miller, Nick   +7 more
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Do Linking‐Expression Substitutions Mitigate Deterministic Interpretations of Genetic Information?

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT It is a common concern that broader audiences interpret scientific information about the genetic correlates and causes of complex human traits in an overly deterministic manner. A frequently proposed way to address this issue is to carefully select the linking expressions used to describe gene–trait relationships when communicating genetic ...
Riin Kõiv
wiley   +1 more source

Foxes, deer, and hedgehogs: The recall of focus alternatives in Vietnamese

open access: yesLaboratory Phonology, 2020
In tonal languages, the role of intonation in information-structuring has yet to be fully investigated. Intuitively, one would expect intonation to play only a small role in expressing communicative functions.
Annika Tjuka   +2 more
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Intonation processing in congenital amusia: discrimination, identification and imitation

open access: yes, 2010
This study investigated whether congenital amusia, a neuro-developmental disorder of musical perception, also has implications for speech intonation processing.
Stewart, Lauren   +7 more
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.Phonological Analysis of Intonation in Selected American Movies

open access: yesالأستاذ
As per to (Simpson 2004:6) phonology is the study of speech sounds that convey meaning intonation and pitch communicate that meaning in certain contextual situations. Intonation is the variety of pitch of voice during the speech.
Noor Qassim Mohammed
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