Prosodic Variation

TY - CHAP

T1 - Prosodic Variation

AU - Hellmuth, Sam

PY - 2019/6/25

Y1 - 2019/6/25

N2 - Research on prosodic variation in Arabic – that is, in relation to suprasegmental features such as word stress, rhythm and intonation – offers much scope for potentially fruitful future research. This chapter equips researchers in Arabic sociolinguistics with the tools to identify potential prosodic variables to study, by setting up a working definition of what prosody is, by situating Arabic within the range and scope of observed cross-linguistic prosodic variation, and by summarising those studies which have already investigated prosodic variation in Arabic. The chapter also outlines some desiderata for future research on sociolinguistically-conditioned prosodic variation in Arabic.

AB - Research on prosodic variation in Arabic – that is, in relation to suprasegmental features such as word stress, rhythm and intonation – offers much scope for potentially fruitful future research. This chapter equips researchers in Arabic sociolinguistics with the tools to identify potential prosodic variables to study, by setting up a working definition of what prosody is, by situating Arabic within the range and scope of observed cross-linguistic prosodic variation, and by summarising those studies which have already investigated prosodic variation in Arabic. The chapter also outlines some desiderata for future research on sociolinguistically-conditioned prosodic variation in Arabic.

KW - prosody

KW - word stress

KW - rhythm

KW - intonation

UR - https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Arabic-Sociolinguistics-1st-Edition/Al-Wer-Horesh/p/book/9781138853966

M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)

SN - 9781138853966

BT - Routledge Handbook of Arabic Sociolinguistics

A2 - Al-Wer, Enam

A2 - Horesh, Uri

PB - Routledge

ER -