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| Intonation | 1 |
| Language Rhythm | 1 |
| Linguistic Theory | 1 |
| Sentence Structure | 1 |
| Structural Analysis… | 1 |
| Syntax | 1 |
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| Language and Speech | 1 |
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| Erteschik-Shir, Nomi | 1 |
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Peer reviewedErteschik-Shir, Nomi – Language and Speech, 1999
Argues that intonation is best analyzed as an overt marking of the focus structure of a sentence. The linguistic level of f-structure in which both topic and focus are identified provides the link between context, interpretation, syntax, and intonation. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Intonation, Language Rhythm, Linguistic Theory, Sentence Structure
