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More phatic stylised intonations

  1. Described in detail in many studies on intonation.
  2. Auditory impression: chanting or singing
  3. 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'
  4. Typically occurs in discourse openings and closings, in public contexts such as calls (`Coo-ee!', `Mo-ther!'), greetings (`Hello-oo') and farewells (`Bye-ee!').
  5. Language specific variants of form and function:
    1. E. rising variant of form in calls, not in many other languages
    2. G. contour also used in some repair contexts (`Lau-ter!', ```Jo-hann'' habe ich gesagt!')
    3. 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