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Bolinger, Dwight. 1982. Intonation and its parts. Language 58 : 505–533.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

context dependence | contradicting | inference | intonation pattern

Annotation

B. tries to show that the 'contradiction contour' (i.e. an intonation pattern with the holistic meaning of contradiction') is a contextual inference from the more abstract meanings as they are conceived in an alternative theory of meanings attached to rises vs. falls in intonation contours.