Astruc-Aguilera, Lluisa
(2003).
Sentence external elements in Catalan.
Catalan Journal of Linguistics, 2
pp. 15–31.
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Abstract
This paper deals with the intonation of sentence external elements in Catalan. Its main purpose is to investigate the claim that there is a correspondence between prosodic form and grammatical function, so that syntactic independence is paralleled by prosodic independency. A related goal is to identify the mechanisms for signalling prosodic independency and/or dependency. To that end, a production experiment was devised eliciting the same sentences in different pitch ranges. The conclusion is that sentence external elements do not constitute a uniform category, either syntactically or prosodically. Quotation attributions are nearly always deaccented, appositions and non-restrictive relatives copy the pattern of the main phrase in a lower voice, some parentheticals are produced in a lower pitch range, while sentence adverbs do not show any tonal subordination at all.
| Item Type: |
Journal Article
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| Copyright Holders: |
2003 Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona |
| ISSN: |
1695-6885 |
| Keywords: |
syntax; intonation; sentence external elements; tags; tonal subordination; |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Education and Language Studies > Languages |
| Item ID: |
21163 |
| Depositing User: |
Julie May
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| Date Deposited: |
12 Apr 2010 14:45 |
| Last Modified: |
04 Dec 2010 14:18 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/21163 |
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