Intonation in Quechua: Questions and Analysis
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چکیده
Research on the suprasegmental system of Quechua has largely focused on the placement of stress within a word. Previous descriptions of Quechua intonation found in the literature offer a schematic representation of the intonation contour. In order to examine Quechua intonation within the current framework of Autosegmental Metrical (AM) phonology, data from field recordings in Cuzco of Southern Peruvian Quechua have been analyzed. The current paper offers a preliminary sketch of the basic units of intonation employed in Quechua, including pitch accents and boundary tones. This analysis may provide additional data in the cross-comparison of intonation systems and also aid in the task of applying the principals of the AM model to less-commonly studied intonation systems.
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