Resumen de The realizational coefficient: Devising a method for empirically determining prominent positions in Conchucos Quechua
We initially sketch a phonological theory in which the culminativity of word accents acts as only one out of four main functional goals for the configuration of prosodic devices and claim that languages exhibit many differences therein. Thus, in the study of many languages whose prosody is not extensively studied, as is the case for most languages spoken in situations of plurilingualism together with Romance Languages, we need reliable methodologies to determine their particular organization of time, tone, segmental strength and intensity. Using data from a CentralQuechua dialect, we propose such a method consisting of a complex pragmatic and metrical annotation in Praat and its statistical exploration in R. We conclude with a discussion of preliminary results and shortcomings to be resolved.
