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Publication details [#7006]

Nash, Rose and Anthony Mulac. 1980. The intonation of verifiability. In Waugh, Linda R. and Cornelis H. Van Schooneveld, eds. The melody of language. University Park Press. pp. 219–241.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

intonation | verifying

Annotation

An experimental investigation of the intonation patterns occurring in utterances of the type 'I thought x, and/but (x confirmed/denied)', and an attempt to find systematic correlations with semantic factors.