Year: 2002
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: To date, most intonational typologies have been formulated on the basis of an analysis of a handful of the world s languages.In this study, intonational patterns were examined in an indigenous Australian language, Kayardild.This language appears to differ from other languages of the region in that intonation is not solely delimitative, and a wider variety of phrasal melodies are also observed, particularly at the left edge of intonational units.Moreover, the placement of certain intonational events gives rise to certain pragmatic or semantic nuances, suggesting that the intonational typology of the language is quite different from its geographical near-neighbours.
Source: Speech prosody
Authors: Janet Fletcher, Nicholas Evans, Erich Round
Institution: The University of Melbourne
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1581600420