nam a22 c 4500 silv.10/893010290 nljbp 250625084853.2 cr ||||||||||| 131217s2012 ne |||||||||||||||||eng|d 2012012903 9789027273840 (e-Book) nljbp eng nljbp nljbp PF5132 437/.9494 23 CF/2ACG bicssc LAN009000 bisacsh Leemann, Adrian author Swiss German Intonation Patterns Adrian Leemann Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2012 ©2012 1 online resource (xv, 331 pp.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Studies in Language Variation 1872-9592 10 Includes bibliographical references and index. Abbreviations used -- SAMPA reference -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Intonation -- Chapter 3. Intonation models -- Chapter 4. Command-Response model: Fujisaki -- Chapter 5. Swiss German -- Chapter 6. Methods -- Chapter 7. Application of the Fujisaki model -- Chapter 8. Overall results -- Chapter 9. Linguistic variables -- Chapter 10. Paralinguistic variables -- Chapter 11. Non-linguistic variables -- Chapter 12. Linear models -- Chapter 13. Dialect profiles -- Chapter 14. Conclusion Switzerland is renowned for having a diverse linguistic and dialectal landscape in a comparatively small and confined space. Possibly, this is one of the reasons why Swiss German dialects have been investigated thoroughly on various linguistic levels. Nevertheless, natural speech intonation has, until today, not been examined systematically. The aim of this study is to analyze natural Swiss German fundamental frequency behavior according to linguistic, paralinguistic, and extralinguistic variables, using statistical tests against the backdrop of detecting dialect-specific patterns as well as cross-dialectal differences. The intonation analyses were conducted with the mathematically-formulated Command-Response model. This is the first large-scale study that applies this framework on a large corpus of natural, dialectal speech. It brings to light detailed underlying patterns of Swiss German dialectal fundamental frequency behavior and provides a holistic account of the truly multilayered features of natural speech intonation. Provided by publisher. Germanic linguistics Phonology Sociolinguistics and Dialectology Leemann, Adrian author Hardbound version: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2012 9789027234902 DOI https://doi.org/10.1075/silv.10 JB e-Platform https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027273840