The Communicative Value of Intonation in English Book
The Communicative Value of Intonation in English Book
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The revised edition of David Brazil's seminal work The Communicative Value of Intonation in English.
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The Communicative Value of Intonation in English Book by David Brazil
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.
Brazil, David: - David Brazil was born in New York and lives in California. He is the author of two full-length poetry collections: THE ORDINARY (Compline, 2013), and ANTISOCIAL PATIENCE (Roof Books, 2015). Chapbook publications include Spy Wednesday and Meet Me Beneath The War Angels. With Kevin Killian, he edited THE KENNING ANTHOLOGY OF POETS THEATER: 1945-1985 (Kenning Editions, 2010). With Sara Larsen, he published over sixty issues of the xerox periodical TRY! He organizes free education through the Bay Area Public School, attends church at Taylor Memorial United Methodist in West Oakland, and makes his living as a bookseller.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780521584579 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521584574 |
| Title | The Communicative Value of Intonation in English Book |
| Author | David Brazil |
| Series | Cambridge Professional Learning |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1997-05-29 |
| Number of pages | 204 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |