Information-Seeking Question Intonation in Basque Spanish and Its Correlation with Degree of Contact and Language Attitudes

The present study analyzes the prosodic characteristics of the variety of Spanish in contact with Basque (in the Basque Country, Spain). We focus on information-seeking yes/no questions, which present different intonation contours in Spanish and Basque. In Castilian Spanish, these sentences end in a...

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Main Authors: Magdalena Romera, Gorka Elordieta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Languages
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/5/4/70