Part 3 Definitions Flashcards
Define ‘tone’
The use of pitch in language to distinguish lexical or grammatical meaning
Define ‘tonality’
The division of speech into intonational units, by speed, pitch or pauses
Define ‘tonicity’
The placement of the nucleus in a tone unit
Define ‘nucleus’
The syllable that bears the nuclear tone (a fall or rise)
Define ‘tonic’
Forms the focus of information to express the main point of the message, always NEW information
Define ‘marked’
Refers to a feature that is statistically improbable
Define ‘unmarked’
Refers to a feature that is statistically probable
How do you divide into tone groups?
// slanted brackets, marking where the tone chunks are
Define ‘tone group’
Unit of information
How do we know if information is GIVEN?
- It is before the onset syllable and after the tonic syllable
- It is recoverable from the context or prior discourse
How do we know if information is NEW?
- It is not recoverable from context
How do we know if information is NEW?
- It is not recoverable from context
