Semantically-Independent but Contextually-Dependent Interpretation of Contrastive Accent

Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory

Volumn 82, Issue , 2011, Pages 69-92

  Ito, Kiwako ^a   Speer, Shari R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accentual Prominence; Context; Contrast; Contrastive interpretation; Visual search

Indexed keywords

EID: 81955167533     PISSN: 09244670     EISSN: 22150358     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0137-3_4     Document Type: Chapter

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