The first study, based on instances of everyday talk, to analyze prosodic orientation, a conversational strategy by which speakers design their speaking voice according to the vocal patterns used by their conversational partners.The book explores forms and functions of...

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2006-10-30
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This work provides a detailed account of word level pronunciation in England and Scotland between 1700 and 1900. All major and minor source materials are presented in depth and there is a close discussion of contemporary attitudes to pronunciation standards and...

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Parution : 2005-12-16
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This is the most comprehensive account of Catalan phonology ever published. Catalan is a Romance language, occupying a position somewhere between French, Spanish, and Italian. It is the first language of six and a half million people in the northeastern Spain and of the...

Editeur : OUP Oxford
Parution : 2005-07-22
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