This work examines prominence marking and perception in Japanese, finding that content words and function morphemes are marked, local F0 boost and BPM are cues, and BPM aligns with function morphemes and invokes a pragmatic implicature.

Format: Hardback
Length: 142 pages
Publication date: 21 June 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Japanese is a language that employs various prosodic, syntactic, and semantic cues to highlight prominence, a perceptual feature that is crucial in conveying information. This work delves into the marking and perception of prominence in Japanese, drawing on extensive quantitative data. The authors contend that Japanese, unlike non-agglutinative languages, marks prominence on both content words and function morphemes. They identify local F0 boost and boundary pitch movement (BPM) as the primary cues to mark prominence, with the domain of focal prominence varying depending on the cue loaded with it. Additionally, the authors suggest that BPM is potentially aligned with function morphemes and triggers a pragmatic implicature. The study contributes to our understanding of prominence marking and perception in Japanese and sheds light on the unique characteristics of the language's prosodic and syntactic systems.

Japanese Prominence Marking and Perception

Japanese is a language that employs various prosodic, syntactic, and semantic cues to highlight prominence, a perceptual feature that is crucial in conveying information. This work delves into the marking and perception of prominence in Japanese, drawing on extensive quantitative data. The authors contend that Japanese, unlike non-agglutinative languages, marks prominence on both content words and function morphemes. They identify local F0 boost and boundary pitch movement (BPM) as the primary cues to mark prominence, with the domain of focal prominence varying depending on the cue loaded with it. Additionally, the authors suggest that BPM is potentially aligned with function morphemes and triggers a pragmatic implicature. The study contributes to our understanding of prominence marking and perception in Japanese and sheds light on the unique characteristics of the language's prosodic and syntactic systems.

Marking Prominence in Japanese

Japanese is a language that employs various prosodic, syntactic, and semantic cues to highlight prominence, a perceptual feature that is crucial in conveying information. This work delves into the marking and perception of prominence in Japanese, drawing on extensive quantitative data. The authors contend that Japanese, unlike non-agglutinative languages, marks prominence on both content words and function morphemes. They identify local F0 boost and boundary pitch movement (BPM) as the primary cues to mark prominence, with the domain of focal prominence varying depending on the cue loaded with it. Additionally, the authors suggest that BPM is potentially aligned with function morphemes and triggers a pragmatic implicature. The study contributes to our understanding of prominence marking and perception in Japanese and sheds light on the unique characteristics of the language's prosodic and syntactic systems.

Perception of Prominence in Japanese

Japanese is a language that employs various prosodic, syntactic, and semantic cues to highlight prominence, a perceptual feature that is crucial in conveying information. This work delves into the marking and perception of prominence in Japanese, drawing on extensive quantitative data. The authors contend that Japanese, unlike non-agglutinative languages, marks prominence on both content words and function morphemes. They identify local F0 boost and boundary pitch movement (BPM) as the primary cues to mark prominence, with the domain of focal prominence varying depending on the cue loaded with it. Additionally, the authors suggest that BPM is potentially aligned with function morphemes and triggers a pragmatic implicature. The study contributes to our understanding of prominence marking and perception in Japanese and sheds light on the unique characteristics of the language's prosodic and syntactic systems.

Conclusion

Japanese is a language that employs various prosodic, syntactic, and semantic cues to highlight prominence, a perceptual feature that is crucial in conveying information. This work delves into the marking and perception of prominence in Japanese, drawing on extensive quantitative data. The authors contend that Japanese, unlike non-agglutinative languages, marks prominence on both content words and function morphemes. They identify local F0 boost and boundary pitch movement (BPM) as the primary cues to mark prominence, with the domain of focal prominence varying depending on the cue loaded with it. Additionally, the authors suggest that BPM is potentially aligned with function morphemes and triggers a pragmatic implicature. The study contributes to our understanding of prominence marking and perception in Japanese and sheds light on the unique characteristics of the language's prosodic and syntactic systems.

Weight: 360g
Dimension: 159 x 237 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781793645852