Prosody and Focus in European Portuguese: Phonological Phrasing and Intonation

by Snia Frota

Book Overview

This work is an investigation of the relation between prosodic structure, intonational structure and (some instances of) focus realisation in European Portuguese (EP). The prosodic account has been developed within the relation-based framework of prosodic hierarchy theory and the autosegmental-metrical theory of intonational phonology. The approach is both theoretical and laboratory phonology research. Based on the analysis of various types of evidence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138984019
• ISBN13: 9781138984011
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 458 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.8"