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- Described in detail in many studies on intonation.
- Auditory impression: chanting or singing
- Related to the melody of simple children's chants, cf.
E. `Cowardy cowardy custard, your face is made of mustard!'
G. `Angsthase, Pfeffernase, morgen kommt der Osterhase'
- Typically occurs in discourse openings and closings,
in public contexts such as calls (`Coo-ee!', `Mo-ther!'),
greetings (`Hello-oo') and farewells (`Bye-ee!').
- Language specific variants of form and function:
- E. rising variant of form in calls, not in many other languages
- G. contour also used in some repair contexts
(`Lau-ter!', ```Jo-hann'' habe ich gesagt!')
- in French, stylised contours appear to be used in certain speaking
styles in other contexts (no research on this?)
Dafydd Gibbon
Sat Jun 28 23:58:16 MET DST 1997