The prosody of interrogatives at transition-relevance places in Mandarin Chinese conversation

This study aims to address the issue of the extent to which prosody contributes to projecting possible turn endings in Mandarin Chinese conversation. The research specifically focuses on the realization of the pitch contour of the final syllable in yes/no questions, based on a small scale of study...

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Main Author: Xu, Jun
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2008
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/10903/