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Rhythm in Cognition and Grammar : A Germanic Perspective / ed. by Ralf Vogel, Ruben Vijver.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] ; 286Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (312 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110377927
  • 9783110394245
  • 9783110378092
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 400
LOC classification:
  • P311 .R49 2015
  • P311
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- Part 1: Concepts of rhythm -- 1 Grouping, symmetry, and rhythm in language -- 2 Speech rhythms – modelling the groove -- Part 2: Linguistic rhythm and cognition -- 3 The role of default stress patterns in German monolingual and L2 sentence processing -- 4 Stress clash hampers processing of noncanonical structures in reading -- 5 Word prosody in focus and non-focus position: An ERP-study on the interplay of prosodic domains -- 6 Short-term memory in speech perception and prosodic structuring – A syllable span test -- Part 3: Rhythm and grammar in Germanic -- 7 Rhythmic influence on grammar: scope and limitations -- 8 Rhythm’s role in genitive construction choice in spoken English -- 9 Rhythmic preferences in morphosyntactic variation and the theory of loser candidates -- 10 Function words in rhythmic optimisation -- 11 Rhythm as a resource to generate prosodic coherence in lists -- Index
Summary: The book contains a collection of papers dealing with the question of how rhythm shapes language. Until now, there was no comprehensive theory that addressed these findings adequately. By bringing together researchers from many different fields, this book will make a first attempt to fill this gap.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9783110378092

Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- Part 1: Concepts of rhythm -- 1 Grouping, symmetry, and rhythm in language -- 2 Speech rhythms – modelling the groove -- Part 2: Linguistic rhythm and cognition -- 3 The role of default stress patterns in German monolingual and L2 sentence processing -- 4 Stress clash hampers processing of noncanonical structures in reading -- 5 Word prosody in focus and non-focus position: An ERP-study on the interplay of prosodic domains -- 6 Short-term memory in speech perception and prosodic structuring – A syllable span test -- Part 3: Rhythm and grammar in Germanic -- 7 Rhythmic influence on grammar: scope and limitations -- 8 Rhythm’s role in genitive construction choice in spoken English -- 9 Rhythmic preferences in morphosyntactic variation and the theory of loser candidates -- 10 Function words in rhythmic optimisation -- 11 Rhythm as a resource to generate prosodic coherence in lists -- Index

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The book contains a collection of papers dealing with the question of how rhythm shapes language. Until now, there was no comprehensive theory that addressed these findings adequately. By bringing together researchers from many different fields, this book will make a first attempt to fill this gap.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Jun 2024)

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