Intonation and Meaning by Daniel B?ring (English) Paperback Book

Description: Intonation and Meaning by Daniel BÜring This book examines the interplay between prosody-stress, phrasing, and melody-and interpretation-felicity in discourse, inferences, and emphasis. It presents the main phenomena involved, and introduces current formal analyses of prosodic structure, relevant aspects of discourse structure, intonational meaning, and the relations between them. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This volume provides a guide to what we know about the interplay between prosody-stress, phrasing, and melody-and interpretation-felicity in discourse, inferences, and emphasis. Speakers can modulate the meaning and effects of their utterances by changing the location of stress or of pauses, and by choosing the melody of their sentences. Although these factors often do not change the literal meaning of what is said, linguists have in recent years found tools andmodels to describe these more elusive aspects of linguistic meaning. This volume provides a guide to what we know about the interplay between prosody-stress, phrasing, and melody-andinterpretation-felicity in discourse, inferences, and emphasis. Daniel BÜring presents the main phenomena involved, and introduces the details of current formal analyses of prosodic structure, relevant aspects of discourse structure, intonational meaning, and, most importantly, the relations between them. He explains and compares the most influential theories in these areas, and outlines the questions that remain open for future research.This wide-ranging bookinvolves aspects of phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, and will be of interest to researchers and students in all of these fields, from advanced undergraduate level upwards. Author Biography Daniel BÜring is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Vienna, specializing in formal semantics and pragmatics. In addition to his work on various aspects of information structure, he has published on a wide range of topics in semantics and syntax. He is the author of The Meaning of Topic and Focus: The 59th Street Bridge Accent (Routledge, 1997) and Binding Theory (CUP, 2005). Table of Contents General prefacePrefaceList of abbreviations1: Prominence, accent, focus2: Focus and givenness in flexible accent languages3: Focus and givenness theories4: More on focus/givenness representation5: More on the semantics of focus and givenness6: Prosodic structure7: Prosodic and information structure8: More on focus/givenness realization9: The meaning of tones10: Association with focusReferencesIndex Review Daniel BÜrings book is both a guide for the perplexed and a substantial original contribution to theory in the semantics and pragmatics of intonation and information structure. It will constitute an indispensable reference point for all researchers in the area. * Mark Steedman, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh * Long Description This volume provides a guide to what we know about the interplay between prosody-stress, phrasing, and melody-and interpretation-felicity in discourse, inferences, and emphasis. Speakers can modulate the meaning and effects of their utterances by changing the location of stress or of pauses, and by choosing the melody of their sentences. Although these factors often do not change the literal meaning of what is said, linguists have in recent years found tools andmodels to describe these more elusive aspects of linguistic meaning. This volume provides a guide to what we know about the interplay between prosody-stress, phrasing, and melody-andinterpretation-felicity in discourse, inferences, and emphasis. Daniel BÜring presents the main phenomena involved, and introduces the details of current formal analyses of prosodic structure, relevant aspects of discourse structure, intonational meaning, and, most importantly, the relations between them. He explains and compares the most influential theories in these areas, and outlines the questions that remain open for future research.This wide-ranging bookinvolves aspects of phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, and will be of interest to researchers and students in all of these fields, from advanced undergraduate level upwards. Review Quote "Daniel Brings book is both a guide for the perplexed and a substantial original contribution to theory in the semantics and pragmatics of intonation and information structure. It will constitute an indispensable reference point for all researchers in the area." --Mark Steedman, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh Feature Examines aspects of multiple subdisciplines: phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmaticsBegins with an accessible discussion of the basics of intonation and meaningApproaches the topic from a wide range of theoretical perspectivesSuitable as a course book for graduate seminar use New Feature General preface Preface List of abbreviations 1. Prominence, accent, focus 2. Focus and givenness in flexible accent languages 3. Focus and givenness theories 4. More on focus/givenness representation 5. More on the semantics of focus and givenness 6. Prosodic structure 7. Prosodic and information structure 8. More on focus/givenness realization 9. The meaning of tones 10. Association with focus References Index Details ISBN019922627X Language English Year 2016 ISBN-10 019922627X ISBN-13 9780199226276 Format Paperback Publisher Oxford University Press Short Title INTONATION & MEANING Media Book Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 401.43 Pages 336 Illustrations illustrations Publication Date 2016-07-28 UK Release Date 2016-07-28 AU Release Date 2016-07-28 NZ Release Date 2016-07-28 Series Oxford Surveys in Semantics and Pragmatics Imprint Oxford University Press Alternative 9780199226269 Audience Undergraduate Author Daniel BÜring We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139189388;

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