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Schubinger, M. 1980. English intonation and German modal particles II: A comparative study. In Waugh, Linda R. and Cornelis H. Van Schooneveld, eds. The melody of language. University Park Press. pp. 279–298.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

modal particle | rise-fall contour

Annotation

Starting from the rise-fall intonation pattern as used for the modal coloring of utterances in English, S. reviews the various German particles that would functionally correspond to this pattern. (Compare M.Schubinger 1965: 'English intonation and German modal particles: A comparative study').