TY - BOOK AU - Dehé,Nicole AU - Kavalova,Yordanka TI - Parentheticals T2 - Linguistik aktuell = SN - 9789027291998 AV - P293.35 .P37 2007eb U1 - 415 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Amsterdam, Philadelphia PB - J. Benjamins Pub. Co. KW - Grammar, Comparative and general KW - Parenthetical constructions KW - Linguistics KW - Parenthèses KW - Linguistique KW - linguistics KW - aat KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES KW - Grammar & Punctuation KW - bisacsh KW - Syntax KW - fast KW - Tussenzinnen KW - gtt KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Parentheticals; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; List of contributors; Parentheticals; Syntax and its interfaces; Spoken parenthetical clauses in English; Integrated parentheticals and assertional complements *; The complement of reduced parentheticals*; Long extraction or parenthetical insertion? Evidence from judgement studies; And-parenthetical clauses*; On the syntax and semantics of appositive relative clauses*; Invisible constituents?: Parentheses as B-merged adverbial phrases; Semantics/Pragmatics and their interfaces; Reduced parenthetical clauses in Romance languages -Prosody and its interfaces; The relation between syntactic and prosodic parenthesis*; Quieter, faster, lower, and set off by pauses?; Name index; Subject index; The series Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today N2 - Parentheticals are a fascinating way of interrupting spoken and written utterances. This paper focuses on prosodic aspects of the analysis of such constructions in contemporary German. The investigation starts with a discussion of the prosodic features relevant to the study of parentheticals such as discussed in previous literature - intensity, articulation rate, fundamental frequency, pauses, and intonation contours - and, drawing on these features, goes on to discuss data from recent parliamentary debates. The results show that future prosodic studies should focus on the transition zone betw UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=229866 ER -