Year: 2003
Type: article
Abstract: This paper investigates the phonology of initial peaks in European Portuguese intonation.Evidence is presented for two types of peaks: an accentual peak, that is consistently aligned relative to the first stressed syllable; and a phrasal peak, that is aligned relative to the left-edge of the intonational phrase and within the limits of the first prosodic word.The former is best represented as an H* accent, whereas the latter is a phrasal H tone with a peripheral association to the left-edge of the I-phrase and a secondary association with the first ω.This secondary attachment precludes the phrasal H and a pitch accent from co-occurring at the left periphery of the contour.By offering a new account of initial peaks, the present study contributes to a better understanding of the options available at the left periphery of the Portuguese intonational system.
Source: Catalan Journal of Linguistics
DOI: 10.5565/rev/catjl.47
Author: Sónia Frota
Institution: University of Lisbon
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1504497262