Syntax and intonation of free small clauses and wh-exclamative sentences: an experimental research
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5007/1984-8420.2016v17n1p119Abstract
http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1984-8420.2016v17n1p119
The goal of this paper is to compare the intonational behavior of Brazilian Portuguese free small clauses (FSC) and wh-exclamative clauses, in the Curitiba-PR variety. We also intend to discuss the relationship between intonational behavior and syntax, semantic and pragmatics. Our hypothesis is that FSC and wh-exclamatives sentences have different intonational behavior, because they have different sentential forces. To test our hypothesis, we carried out a speech production experiment. We collected 288 sentences for analysis. The software PRAAT and the script MOMEL/INTSINT were used to data analysis. To the statistical analysis, we applied Wilcoxon test. The results showed that the intonational behaviour of FSC and wh-exclamative sentences is different. Therefore, we confirm our hypothesis.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyrights belong to the authors, who allow the Working Papers em Linguística journal to publish their work. Total or partial reproduction requires the Editorial Board's authorization. Names and adresses in this website are exclusively used for the journal's purposes and are not available for other purposes and/or third parties.
This publication is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial - 4.0 International.
