The prosodic hierarchy of Swedish

Dados Bibliográficos

ID5793280
AutoresSara Myrberg (0000-0002-9469-6058, Stockholm University), Tomas Riad (0000-0003-3121-9104, Stockholm University)
Ano2015
Volume38
Fascículo2
Páginas115-147
Data de publicação2015-09-18
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoNordic Journal of Linguistics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0332-5865 • E-ISSN: 1502-4717
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0332586515000177
OpenAlexW2199980418
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas20
Referências citadas42

We give an overview of the phonological properties and processes that define the categories of the prosodic hierarchy in Swedish: the prosodic word (ω), the prosodic phrase (φ) and the intonation phrase (ι). The separation of two types of tonal prominence, big accents versus small accents (previously called focal and word accent , e.g. Bruce 1977, 2007), is crucial for our analysis. The ω in Swedish needs to be structured on two levels, which we refer to as the minimal ω and the maximal ω, respectively. The minimal ω contains one stress, whereas the maximal ω contains one accent. We argue for a separate category φ that governs the distribution of big accents within clauses. The ι governs the distribution of clause-related edge phenomena like the initiality accent and right-edge boundary tones as well as the distribution of nuclear big accents

Intonation · Phrase · Pitch accent · Stress · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Speech and dialogue systems