The Semiotic Nature of Intonation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19548708 |
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| Authors | Sergey Khromov (0000-0003-4977-2960, International Academy of Philosophy, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 108-118 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Serija 2 Jazykoznanije (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1998-9911 • E-ISSN: 2409-1979 |
| Publisher | Volgograd State University (PUBLISHER • RU) |
| DOI | 10.15688/jvolsu2.2014.2.15 |
| OpenAlex | W2314988142 |
| Language | EN |
The article is devoted to the main approaches to intonation analysisthe semiotic nature of intonation is discussed. The author proves the fact that intonation is a bilateral phenomenon having a content plan and an expression plan, and reveals the features of intonation as a sign: its complex character, simultaneous expression of different functions in a discourse, hierarchical character of meanings, high level of abstraction. The features of intonational sign are described in the following aspects: syntagmatic, paradigmatic and pragmatic. The author states that intonation represents an autonomous subsystem of the language manifesting both general semiotic patterns and specific rules of functioning
Linguistics · Semiotics · Communication · Education, Innovation and Language Studies · Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies · Philosophy · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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