Intonation modeling in cross-linguistic research
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Plínio A. Barbosa
Abstract
This chapter uses the analysis-by-synthesis technique in the framework of the PENTA model to find general patterns of F0 associated with the functions of boundary marking and prominence in two varieties of Portuguese. Both European and Brazilian Portuguese intonation patterns are investigated in two speaking styles, reading and storytelling, within the domain of the phonological word with four speakers per variety. Results show that, despite some individual differences, both varieties mark the terminal boundaries with sharp falling contours and realise non-terminal boundaries with rising contours in storytelling and rising and falling contours in reading. In both speaking styles prominence is realised by falling contours in EP against rising contours in BP reading and both directions in BP storytelling.
Abstract
This chapter uses the analysis-by-synthesis technique in the framework of the PENTA model to find general patterns of F0 associated with the functions of boundary marking and prominence in two varieties of Portuguese. Both European and Brazilian Portuguese intonation patterns are investigated in two speaking styles, reading and storytelling, within the domain of the phonological word with four speakers per variety. Results show that, despite some individual differences, both varieties mark the terminal boundaries with sharp falling contours and realise non-terminal boundaries with rising contours in storytelling and rising and falling contours in reading. In both speaking styles prominence is realised by falling contours in EP against rising contours in BP reading and both directions in BP storytelling.
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
