The adverb now in English (nu in Dutch) can draw listeners’ attention to an upcoming contrast (e.g., ‘Put X in Y. Now put X in Z’). In Dutch, but not English, the position of this sequential adverb may disambiguate which constituent is contrasted. We investigated whether and how the intonational realization of now/nu is varied to signal different scopes and whether it interacts with word order. Three contrast conditions (contrast in object, location, or both) were produced by eight Dutch and eight English speakers. Results showed no consistent use of word order for scope disambiguation in Dutch. Importantly, independent of language, an unaccented now/nu signaled a contrasting object while an accented now/nu signaled a contrast in the locati...
Dutch allows for variation as to whether the first position in the sentence is occupied by the subje...
In this paper, we discuss the interplay of factors that influence the intonational marking of contra...
Direct objects in the Dutch middlefield can either precede adverbs or follow them. This word order v...
The adverb now in English (nu in Dutch) can draw listeners’ attention to an upcoming contrast (e.g.,...
The adverb now in English (nu in Dutch) can draw listeners ' attention to an upcoming contrast ...
Prior work has shown that listeners efficiently exploit prosodic information both in the discourse r...
Prior work has shown that listeners efficiently exploit prosodic information both in the discourse r...
Prior work has shown that listeners efficiently exploit prosodic information both in the discourse r...
Prior work has shown that listeners efficiently exploit prosodic information both in the discourse r...
This study investigates the acquisition of post-verbal (temporal) adverbials and post-verbal negatio...
Contains fulltext : 55988.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)This paper inves...
Despite their relatedness, Dutch and German differ in the interpretation of a particular intonation ...
In this paper we discuss the influence of semantically unexpected information on the prosodic realiz...
with givenness and H*L and L*HL with newness in British English. The present study investigates nonn...
In this paper we discuss the influence of semantically unexpected information on the prosodic realiz...
Dutch allows for variation as to whether the first position in the sentence is occupied by the subje...
In this paper, we discuss the interplay of factors that influence the intonational marking of contra...
Direct objects in the Dutch middlefield can either precede adverbs or follow them. This word order v...
The adverb now in English (nu in Dutch) can draw listeners’ attention to an upcoming contrast (e.g.,...
The adverb now in English (nu in Dutch) can draw listeners ' attention to an upcoming contrast ...
Prior work has shown that listeners efficiently exploit prosodic information both in the discourse r...
Prior work has shown that listeners efficiently exploit prosodic information both in the discourse r...
Prior work has shown that listeners efficiently exploit prosodic information both in the discourse r...
Prior work has shown that listeners efficiently exploit prosodic information both in the discourse r...
This study investigates the acquisition of post-verbal (temporal) adverbials and post-verbal negatio...
Contains fulltext : 55988.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)This paper inves...
Despite their relatedness, Dutch and German differ in the interpretation of a particular intonation ...
In this paper we discuss the influence of semantically unexpected information on the prosodic realiz...
with givenness and H*L and L*HL with newness in British English. The present study investigates nonn...
In this paper we discuss the influence of semantically unexpected information on the prosodic realiz...
Dutch allows for variation as to whether the first position in the sentence is occupied by the subje...
In this paper, we discuss the interplay of factors that influence the intonational marking of contra...
Direct objects in the Dutch middlefield can either precede adverbs or follow them. This word order v...