Variation in prosodic and segmental marking of yes-no questions in Tunisian Arab
We explore the relationship between prosodic and segmental question-marking strategies in a production study which investigates:
regional variation between the north (Tunis) and the south-east of Tunisia
potential transfer of one or both strategies into speakers’ spoken second language English.
Our results confirm the close relationship between the presence of epenthesis and the complexity of the accompanying prosodic contour; a rise-fall rather than a plain rise.
Researchers: Nadia Bouchhioua, Sam Hellmuth, Rana Alhussein Almbark.
