Argues that language is a global concept consisting of three interrelated aspects (functions, determinants, and components). Notes the significance of this model for first and second language learning and language deviation. Demonstrates the need for a multidisciplinary approach to language study. (RL)

The article describes the contrastive possibilities of alignment of high accents in three Romance varieties, namely, Central Catalan, Neapolitan Italian, and Pisa Italian. The Romance languages analyzed in this article provide crucial evidence that small differences in alignment in rising accents should be encoded phonologically. To account for…