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Intonation patterns in Tyrolean German : an autosegmental-metrical analysis / Geoffrey Barker
New York, NY : Lang, 2005
Berkeley insights in linguistics and semiotics ; 57
Titel / Autor: Intonation patterns in Tyrolean German : an autosegmental-metrical analysis / Geoffrey Barker
Veröffentlichung: New York, NY : Lang, 2005
Physische Beschreibung: XVIII, 179 S. : graph. Darst. +1 CD-ROM (12 cm)
Reihen: Berkeley insights in linguistics and semiotics ; 57
ISBN: 0-8204-6837-1
Datum:2005
Sprache: Englisch (Sprache des Textes, der Filmmusik usw.)
Abstract: Intonation is increasingly becoming a central topic in understanding the phonology of spoken language. Geoffrey Barker gives a detailed account of the intonational structure of Tyrolean German, a South Bavarian dialect of German spoken in western Austria and northern Italy, using an “autosegmental-metrical” theory of intonational phonology. Based on new fieldwork data, he provides a phonetic and phonological analysis of pitch contours in Tyrolean German with the assistance of speech analysis software. He demonstrates that Tyrolean German intonation is fundamentally different from the intonation of non-southern varieties of Standard German due to its distinctive default pitch accent. This book will appeal to both intonologists and dialectologists with its illuminating depiction of the prosodic structure of this southern dialect of German. The accompanying CD enhances the reader’s experience with speech samples corresponding to the appropriate figures in the book. (Verlagsmeldung)