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Within an autosegmental framework, I will argue that it is
necessary to distinguish two types of strongly melodic
realisation.
The first concerns the organisation of tones within a single T.G.
(intra-contour patterning) typical of the “chant” or “the melodic
cliche” frequently discussed in the literature
The second concerns the rhythmic organisation of contours
between themselves possibly across T.G.s(inter-contour
patterning) for which the term “Sing-songy”, or “Swinging”
realisation, would seem more appropriate.
After comparing the stress-aligned pattern of an English
professional chant with the syllable alignment of similar patterns
described for French, I will contrast the form and function of
“Sing-songy” variants in English and French. In particular I will
examine the contour used by two French children ‘transferred’
from the ‘il etait une fois’ scene-setting stereo-type, which they
developed to set the premise in their own ‘let's pretend’ games.
Bibliographic reference. Hind, Anthony (1999): "Regularity, melodicity, and stereotyping, in French and English intonation systems", In ICPhS-14, 1293-1296.