A Grammar of Spoken English Discourse - The Intonation of Increments

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Transcription Symbols xi


W Open selector
CON Convention
P Preposition
PHR Phrase: series of elements treated as a single lexical selection
NUM Numeral
VOC Vocative
d Determiner
d° Determiner with zero realisation
c Conjunction
Ø Element or elements which are unrealized
ex Exclamation
n Suspensive nominal element
v Suspensive verbal element
v' Suspensive non-fi nite verbal element
a Suspensive adverbial element
e Suspensive adjectival element
w Suspensive open selector
con Suspensive convention
p Suspensive preposition
phr Suspensive phrase
num Suspensive numeral
voc Suspensive vocative



  • Reduplication

    End of increment


    (N) Bracketed element(s): element(s) did not lead to the realiza-
    tion of a new intermediate state




... Abandoned increment

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