Intonational Phonology of Georgian
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This paper proposes a prosodic structure and the tonal pattern of Georgian, the national language of Georgia. The language has three prosodic units above the Word: Intonation Phrase (IP), Intermediate Phrase (ip), and Accentual Phrase (AP). All these units are marked by a boundary tone, but an AP in Georgian is unique typologically in that it has pitch accent linked to a stressed syllable and phrase accent (H+L) linked to an antepenultimate syllable of an AP. Contrary to previous studies on Georgian stress, we claim that this High tone on the antepenult is a property of an AP, not linked to a stressed syllable of a word. This phrase accent occurs in questions and focus phrases, suggesting its connection to an emphatic meaning. The intonation of a declarative sentence consists of a sequence of rises, with a lowering of f0 peaks over the utterance. The height of the f0 peak/valley and the tonal pattern of an AP mark a prosodic grouping of words, which often matches a semantic/syntactic grouping of words.
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