The Communicative Value of Intonation in English Book (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521584579)

The Communicative Value of Intonation in English, originally published in 1985 by the English Language Research unit in Birmingham and revised in 1992, sets out David Brazil's description of the system of intonation in English. This model of English intonation takes a discourse-based approach and attempts to assign 'meaning' or a communicative value to the different aspects that make up the system of intonation. Chapters within the book descibe parts of the intonation system which vary according to speaker choice: the tone unit as a whole, prominence, key, pitch and orientation. Three chapters are devoted to tones and their communicative value. This is an important and controversial work, which has influenced scholars in the field and ELT materials writers alike. A cassette containing all the examples of intonation features in the book is available.

Author: David Brazil
ISBN-10: 0521584574
ISBN-13: 9780521584579
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/28/1997
Pages: 204
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.60h x 6.26w x 0.52d