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Bolinger, Dwight. 1982. Intonation and its parts. Language 58 (3) : 505–533.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

inference | intonation

Annotation

An analysis of intonation contours related to 'contradiction'. Bolinger uses a holistic concept of meaning. 'Contradiction', then, is analysed as a contextual inference from more abstract meanings associated to rises vs. falls in intonation.