| 释义 |
macrosegment Linguistics.|ˈmækrəʊsɛgmənt|
[f. macro- + segment n.]
A continuous unit of speech between two pauses, with a single intonation.
1958C. F. Hockett Course in Mod. Ling. iv. 38 The stretch of material spoken with a single intonation is called a macrosegment. Ibid. 41 Though the center of an intonation is by definition the most prominent syllable in the macrosegment, it need not carry the highest pitch. 1963[see microsegment]. 1964K. L. Pike in D. Abercrombie et al. Daniel Jones 430 The total phonemic phrase (i.e., the macrosegment including the sum of units between primary juncture,..) in unemotional speech has an overall intonation contour. 1965Language XLI. 244 A major segment (..Hockett's macrosegment) consists of a series of pitch levels terminated by a major juncture. 1971Ibid. XLVII. 739 In the nucleus column for macro-segment and mega-segment, a O symbol occurs with no explanation given. |