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Variability and Non-optimality in the Prosodic Realization of Focus in Romance Languages| old_uid | 15451 |
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| title | Variability and Non-optimality in the Prosodic Realization of Focus in Romance Languages |
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| start_date | 2015/04/03 |
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| schedule | 09h30-12h15 |
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| online | no |
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| location_info | salle B011 |
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| details | Organisateur : Caterina Petrone |
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| summary | While it has long been assumed that languages have the possibility to
mark focus and other types of information structure through prosodic
means, a number of recent experimental studies have begun to explore
this issue in detail. A recurring theme in the findings of these
studies is that the association between focus and prosodic features in
Romance Languages is not absolute, and does not show a direct mapping
along the lines of what has been suggested for English and other
Germanic languages in the so-called Focus-to-Accent approach.
In this seminar, we explore the issue of variability, competition, and
communication in the association between focus and prosodic form in
French, Spanish and Catalan, highlighting findings from three
experimental studies involving primarily semi-spontaneous speech. |
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| responsibles | Bigi |
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