Intonation units in Japanese conversation : syntactic, informational and functional structures /

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This book explores how speakers of Japanese organize their messages into coherent units as they jointly and interactively construct conversational discourse. Specifically, it investigates the syntactic, informational, and functional structures of intonation units (IUs) as basic units of discourse pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Matsumoto, Kazuko, 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Benjamins, 2003.
Series:Studies in language companion series ; 65.
Subjects:
Japanese language > Intonation.
Japanese language > Accents and accentuation.
Japonais (Langue) > Intonation.
Japonais (Langue) > Accents et accentuation.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Japanese.
Japanese language > Accents and accentuation
Japanese language > Intonation
Sprog > Ikke-vesterlandske sprog.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intonation Units in Japanese Conversation; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Dedication page; Table of contents; Preface; Tables and Figures; Transcription conventions; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Information flow in spoken discourse; Chapter 3 Method of the study; Chapter 4 Syntactic structure of the intonation unit in conversational Japanese; Chapter 5 Information structure of the intonation unit in conversational Japanese; Chapter 6 Functional structure of the intonation unit in conversational Japanese; Chapter 7 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.

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