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Kovac, Ceil – 1975
Following a review of related work on intonation, both phonetic and phonemic descriptions of intonation in Italian are presented. Using recordings of radio broadcasts as data, a system of assigning pitch levels to syllables was devised, based on four pitches. The close relationship between stress placement and pitch level was considered. In order…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language), Intonation, Italian
Meyer, Peggy L. – 1976
Since the beginning of man's awareness of his language capabilities and language structure, he has assumed that speech is composed of discrete entities. The linguist attempts to establish a model of the workings of these distinctive sounds in a language. Utilizing an historical basis for discussion, this general survey of the distinctive feature…
Descriptors: Consonants, Distinctive Features (Language), Generative Phonology, Grammar