ABSTRACT

Prosody is one of the core components of language and speech, indicating information about syntax, turn-taking in conversation, types of utterances, such as questions or statements, as well as speakers' attitudes and feelings.

This edited volume takes studies in prosody on Asian languages as well as examples from other languages. It brings together the most recent research in the field and also charts the influence on such diverse fields as multimedia communication and SLA.

Intended for a wide audience of linguists that includes neighbouring disciplines such as computational sciences, psycholinguists, and specialists in language acquisition, Prosodic Studies is also ideal for scholars and researchers working in intonation who want a complement of information on specifics.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

part I|2 pages

Prosodic hierarchy

chapter 1|52 pages

Life after the Strict Layer Hypothesis

Prosodic structure geometry 1

chapter 2|19 pages

The Revised Max Onset

Syllabification and stress in English

part III|2 pages

Interface between prosody and syntax/morphology

chapter 8|25 pages

What kinds of processes are postlexical?

And how powerful are they?

part IV|2 pages

Prosody in language acquisition