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Cognitive attributes of preclassical phonology
Abstract Cognitive phonology, as a development of cognitive linguistics, is one of the most interesting fields of research in the twenty-first century. It is often opposed to so-called “classical phonology”, since the latter mainly builds...
Sociophonetic variation in a context of dialect contact
Abstract The social contexts of language and dialect contact are an exceptional scenario in which to analyse some of the most innovative outcomes of language change. In these dynamic contexts, mixed language varieties often develop,...
Nuclear pitch accents in the assertive speech prosody of Acapulco, Mexico
Abstract This chapter studies certain aspects of assertive intonation in Acapulco, Mexico, using sociolinguistic interviews from the Corpus oral del español de México . It presents acoustic and phonetic analysis that focuses on the nuclear...
Strategic communication in the Covid-19 pandemic
Abstract The Covid-19 pandemic underscored the crucial importance of arguments in developing citizens’ trust and the social risks of manipulation. However, how to assess and describe the argumentative and manipulative strategies of institutional actors? In...