Tones and Tunes Volume 2: Experimental Studies in Word and Sentence Prosody

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Despite the recent advances in the integration of lexical tone and intonation in phonological theory, all too often the study of  intonation and the study of lexical tone are viewed as belonging to different research traditions. This collection strengthens the integrated approach by studying tone and intonation within a common framework, and by tracing their interaction in specific prosodic systems. Some papers deal with the structural properties of lexical tone and intonation, while others focus on the historical development of prosodic systems. The volume also includes a re-evaluation of a classic paper on the typology of tone rules, and a survey of features signalling question intonation in African languages. Frontmatter Table of Contents Neural substrates underlying the perception of linguistic prosody Chinese tone and intonation perceived by L1 and L2 listeners Declination and tone perception in Cantonese Effects of tonal alignment on lexical identification in Italian Language-specificity in the perception of continuation intonation The intermediate phrase in Korean: Evidence from sentence processing Segmental influences on F0: Automatic or controlled? Theo phonetics and phonology of apparent cases of iterative tonal change in Standard Chinese Positional and phonotactic effects on the realisation of dipping tones in Taiwan Mandarin Initial strengthening of lexical tones in Taiwanese Min Melodic alignment and micro-dialect variation in Connemara Irish On the presence of final lowering in British and American English Upstep on edge tones and on nuclear accents Intonation of polar questions and the location of nuclear stress in Greek Backmatter