The present contribution discusses features of North Swedish intonational phonology. One characteristic feature is final element stress in compounds occurring particularly in dialects of North Botnia. The idea proposed here is that the accentual pattern (HL) of a compound has a different alignment in these dialects compared to East Standard Swedish. Another characteristic feature is related to a specific pattern of phrase intonation. This phrasal pattern, also represented as HL, has a distinct difference in timing as well compared to East Swedish. It seems to have a wider geographical distribution among North Swedish dialects than final element stress
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