Publications

Publication details [#20683]

Pike, Eunice V., Keith D. Forster and Wilma J. Forster. 1986. Fortis versus lenis consonants in the Paya dialect of Kuna. In Tracy, Karen, ed. Understanding face-to-face interaction: Issues linking goals and discourse. Lawrence Erlbaum. pp. 451–464.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

focus | given vs. new information | standard1 vs. dialect2 | stress

Language as a subject

Kuna | Paya

Annotation

The authors study stress in the Paya dialect of Kuna (spoken in Panama and Columbia) with respect to the role of focus and the old-/new information distinction. They also discuss the contrast between fortis or lenis voiced stops, which can only be identified by reference to the environment in which they occur.