Prosody and gesture in the interpretation of yes-answers to negative yes/no-questions

Mostra el registre complet Registre parcial de l'ítem

• dc.contributor.author Tubau, Susagnaca
• dc.contributor.author González-Fuente, Santiagoca
• dc.contributor.author Prieto Vives, Pilar, 1965-ca
• dc.contributor.author Espinal i Farré, M. Teresaca
• dc.date.accessioned 2016-06-28T13:07:08Z
• dc.date.available 2016-06-28T13:07:08Z
• dc.date.issued 2015
• dc.description.abstract In this paper we investigate the role of prosody and gesture in the interpretation of yes-answers to negative yes/no-questions in Catalan, a language with a polarity-based system of confirmation/contradiction of negative yes/no-questions. Two rating experiments were conducted to test (i) whether yes-answers to negative yes/no-questions are perceived as ambiguous by Catalan speakers when prosody and gesture are not available (Experiment 1), and (ii) whether the interpretation of sí ‘yes’ as an answer to a negative yes/no-question is dependent on prosodic and gestural properties of the answer (Experiment 2). Our results show that yes always asserts a salient propositional discourse referent, which can be either p or ¬p. Intonation and gesture guide the interpretation of yes-answers to negative yes/no-questions in Catalan, and we show that a yes-answer with a marked intonation and gesture is to be interpreted as a denial or REJECT of a salient propositional discourse referent.en
• dc.description.sponsorship This research has been funded by the following two research grants awarded by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (BFU2012-31995 and FFI2011-23356), and by two grants awarded by the Generalitat de Catalunya to both the Grup d’Estudis de Prosòdia (2009SGR-701) and the Centre de Lingüística Teòrica (2009SGR-1073). The fourth author also acknowledges an ICREA Acadèmia award.en
• dc.format.mimetype application/pdfca
• dc.identifier.citation Tubau S, González-Fuente S, Prieto P, Espinal MT. Prosody and gesture in the interpretation of yes-answers to negative yes/no-questions. The Linguistic Review. 2015 Feb;32(1):115-42. DOI: 10.1515/tlr-2014-0016
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/tlr-2014-0016
• dc.identifier.issn 0167-6318
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/26978
• dc.language.iso engen
• dc.publisher De Gruyterca
• dc.relation.ispartof The Linguistic Review. 2015 Feb; 32(1): 115-42
• dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/3PN/BFU2012-31995
• dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/3PN/FFI2011-23356
• dc.rights © De Gruyter Published version available at http://www.degruyter.com http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/tlr-2014-0016.en
• dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
• dc.subject.keyword Yes-answersen
• dc.subject.keyword Negative yes/no-questionsen
• dc.subject.keyword Ambiguityen
• dc.subject.keyword Prosodyen
• dc.subject.keyword Gestureen
• dc.title Prosody and gesture in the interpretation of yes-answers to negative yes/no-questionsen
• dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
• dc.type.version info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion