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Прозодични и интонационни особености на различните части на речта във въпросителните изречения
Prosodic and Intonation Features of Words Functioning as Different Parts of Speech in Questions

Author(s): Krasilina Koleva-Kostova, Hristiana Krasteva
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Morphology, Syntax, Philology
Published by: Институт за български език „Проф. Любомир Андрейчин“, Българска академия на науките
Keywords: question words; intonation features; simple sentences; complex sentences; Bulgarian language

Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on the prosodic and intonation features of question words in simple and complex sentences, as well as on the differences in prosody and intonation of these words when functioning as different parts of speech (e.g. who came (who = N) and which person (who = A). The study of this topic is significant, as it sheds light on the prosodic and intonation correspondences in question-answer sentence pairs, as well as on the distinctive intonation of words capable of performing different functions in the sentence structure.

  • Issue Year: 70/2023
  • Issue No: Special
  • Page Range: 309-324
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Bulgarian