Prosodic Functions Revisited Again!
Author:
- William J. BarryWBWilliam J. Barry
- 1 September 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Phonetica
- Vol. 38 (5-6) , 320-340
Abstract
The problems of prosodic analysis are discussed within a three-tier framework of phonetic substance, descriptive categories and communicative function. The relationship between the levels is seen as essentially unidirectional, the informational structuring of speech communication being the ultimate determinant. Five communicative functions are specified.Keywords
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