Re: vennish 8
| From: | Tim May <butsuri@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, September 7, 2003, 23:21 |
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"<Wilhelm Ulrich Schlaier>" <SMITHV637@...> wrote at 2003-09-07 18:58:29 (EDT)
> agin Estel even if it does indicate surprise, you would still be able to
> hear someone sounding surprised unless they are very monotonous.
Yes, in English and related languages, but intonation doesn't play the
same role in all languages. Besides, natural languages contain a certain
amount of redundancy.
For examples of "spoken punctuation" in natural languages see this
brief paper on _Punctuation or Intonation Morphemes in Otomangean
Languages_: http://ling.ucsc.edu/Jorge/black.html