Prosody and Focus in European Portuguese
Phonological Phrasing and Intonation
- 456 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Focusing on the interplay between prosodic and intonational structures in European Portuguese, this work explores how these elements relate to instances of focus realization. Utilizing a relation-based framework of prosodic hierarchy theory alongside autosegmental-metrical theory, it combines theoretical insights with empirical research from laboratory phonology, offering a comprehensive examination of the language's phonetic features.
