Intonation and polar questions in Greek
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https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2016/07/0009/000268Keywords:
intonation, polar questions, lexical stress, focus, GreekAbstract
The present study focuses upon the effects of lexical stress and focus on Greek polar (yes/no) questions. According to the results of a production experiment, the tonal structure of neutral questions presents striking similarities with the tonal structure of questions with focus on the final element. Questions with focus in the first element display a different tonal structure and do not show the typical F0 fall on the stressed syllable of the nucleus. The peak of the tonal boundary in these questions aligns with the last stressed syllable, while in neutral questions and in questions with focus in the final element it aligns with the last syllable of the utterance.
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