Pitch accent tonal alignment in declarative sentences in the Spanish of the Basque Country
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Gorka Elordieta
Abstract
Previous studies like Elordieta (2003) and Elordieta and Calleja (2005) suggested that the fact that speakers of Lekeitio Spanish produced systematic L+H pitch accents could be due to partial transfer from the H+L pitch accent of their native Basque dialect (transfer of H). Here, we analyse three new Basque Spanish populations: (i) L1 Basque speakers of a Basque dialect with rising accents (Goierri), (ii) monolingual Spanish speakers from Donostia (a city of intense Basque/Spanish language contact), and (iii) monolingual Spanish speakers from Bilbao (a Spanish-prominent city). Our results show consistent posttonic peaks in all three varieties, which we argue further strengthens the hypothesis that the early alignments of Lekeitio Spanish are due to transfer from the Basque spoken there.
Abstract
Previous studies like Elordieta (2003) and Elordieta and Calleja (2005) suggested that the fact that speakers of Lekeitio Spanish produced systematic L+H pitch accents could be due to partial transfer from the H+L pitch accent of their native Basque dialect (transfer of H). Here, we analyse three new Basque Spanish populations: (i) L1 Basque speakers of a Basque dialect with rising accents (Goierri), (ii) monolingual Spanish speakers from Donostia (a city of intense Basque/Spanish language contact), and (iii) monolingual Spanish speakers from Bilbao (a Spanish-prominent city). Our results show consistent posttonic peaks in all three varieties, which we argue further strengthens the hypothesis that the early alignments of Lekeitio Spanish are due to transfer from the Basque spoken there.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction vii
- Foreword xiii
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Part I. Intonation, variation and contact
- Task-related effects in the prosody of Spanish heritage speakers and long-term immigrants 3
- Pitch accent tonal alignment in declarative sentences in the Spanish of the Basque Country 25
- Stylistic variation in the intonation of European Portuguese teenagers and adults 45
- Focus and prosody in Spanish and Quechua 69
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Part II. Intonational modeling, syntax and pragmatics
- Cost of the action and social distance affect the selection of question intonation in Catalan 93
- Intonation modeling in cross-linguistic research 115
- Prosody and Emotion in Brazilian Portuguese 135
- The Relation between Prosody and Syntax: The case of different types of Left-Dislocations in Spanish 153
- The intonational meaning of polar questions in Manchego Spanish spontaneous speech 181
- Declarative utterances in Buenos Aires Spanish 207
- Towards automatic language processing and intonational labeling in European Portuguese 227
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Part III. Intonation, acquisition and special populations
- Prosodic and gestural features distinguish the intention of pointing gestures in child-directed communication 251
- Prosody in Portuguese Children with HighFunctioning Autism 277
- Early Prosodic Development 295
- A preliminary study of wh-questions in German and Spanish child language 325
- Assessment of Spanish prosody in clinical populations 351
- Intonation and grammar in the visual-gestural modality 369
- Index 387
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction vii
- Foreword xiii
-
Part I. Intonation, variation and contact
- Task-related effects in the prosody of Spanish heritage speakers and long-term immigrants 3
- Pitch accent tonal alignment in declarative sentences in the Spanish of the Basque Country 25
- Stylistic variation in the intonation of European Portuguese teenagers and adults 45
- Focus and prosody in Spanish and Quechua 69
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Part II. Intonational modeling, syntax and pragmatics
- Cost of the action and social distance affect the selection of question intonation in Catalan 93
- Intonation modeling in cross-linguistic research 115
- Prosody and Emotion in Brazilian Portuguese 135
- The Relation between Prosody and Syntax: The case of different types of Left-Dislocations in Spanish 153
- The intonational meaning of polar questions in Manchego Spanish spontaneous speech 181
- Declarative utterances in Buenos Aires Spanish 207
- Towards automatic language processing and intonational labeling in European Portuguese 227
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Part III. Intonation, acquisition and special populations
- Prosodic and gestural features distinguish the intention of pointing gestures in child-directed communication 251
- Prosody in Portuguese Children with HighFunctioning Autism 277
- Early Prosodic Development 295
- A preliminary study of wh-questions in German and Spanish child language 325
- Assessment of Spanish prosody in clinical populations 351
- Intonation and grammar in the visual-gestural modality 369
- Index 387
