A01=Gosta Bruce
Author_Gosta Bruce
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human speech
intonation
language rhythm
linguistic theory
microprosody
phonetics
prosodic analysis
prosodic phrasing
prosodic transcription
prosody
speech prosody
speech rhythm
spoken language
Swedish
Swedish language
tonal prominence
word accent
word stress
Product details
- ISBN 9789198740462
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 14 Jul 2026
- Publisher: Lund University Press,Sweden
- Publication City/Country: SE
- Product Form: Hardback
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The melody and rhythm of speech: General and Swedish prosody is the only book of its kind on the market. It deals with features of speech that together with consonants and vowels contribute to create meaning in utterances and contribute to give speech its maximal strength as means of human communication. The book deals with prosody at all levels, from the word to text and dialogue and presents models for rhythmic and tonal prominence using an Autosegmental Metrical theoretical approach. On the practical side, the book also describes methods for carrying out prosodic analysis and for transcribing prosody. Aspects of applied prosody are also taken up, including dysprosody, language acquisition, and speech technology. The book gives a coherent and pedagogical presentation of speech prosody by Gösta Bruce, one of the most outstanding international experts on prosody of our time.
Gösta Bruce (1947-2010) was Professor of Phonetics at Lund University, Sweden
Translator: Merle Horne, Professor Emerita of Linguistics, Lund University, Sweden
