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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Intonational phrasing in language production and comprehension

Abstract

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The work presented in this thesis was conducted with two aims in mind. The first was to understand where speakers prefer to place intonational boundaries in language production. The second was to understand where listeners prefer to hear boundaries in language comprehension.

Degree

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Department dc:contributor.department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences.
Grantor dc:publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Year dc:date.issued
2002

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Watson, Duane G. (Duane Girard), 1976-
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Edward Albert Fletcher Gibson.

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.
Language dc:language.iso
eng

Identifiers

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32240
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/32240

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citation

Watson, Duane G. (Duane Girard), 1976-. Intonational phrasing in language production and comprehension. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32240