Author: Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521460751
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
These essays study the role of prosody in everyday English, German, and Italian conversation.
Prosody in Conversation
Author: Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521460751
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
These essays study the role of prosody in everyday English, German, and Italian conversation.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521460751
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
These essays study the role of prosody in everyday English, German, and Italian conversation.
Prosodic Patterns in English Conversation
Author: Nigel G. Ward
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781316633618
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Language is more than words: it includes the prosodic features and patterns that we use, subconsciously, to frame meanings and achieve our goals in our interaction with others. Here, Nigel G. Ward explains how we do this, going beyond intonation to show how pitch, timing, intensity and voicing properties combine to form meaningful temporal configurations: prosodic constructions. Bringing together new findings and hitherto-scattered observations from phonetic and pragmatic studies, this book describes over twenty common prosodic patterns in English conversation. Using examples from real conversations, it illustrates how prosodic constructions serve essential functions such as inviting, showing approval, taking turns, organizing ideas, reaching agreement, and evoking action. Prosody helps us establish rapport and nurture relationships, but subtle differences in prosody across languages and subcultures can be damagingly misunderstood. The findings presented here will enable both native speakers of English and learners to listen more sensitively and communicate more effectively.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781316633618
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Language is more than words: it includes the prosodic features and patterns that we use, subconsciously, to frame meanings and achieve our goals in our interaction with others. Here, Nigel G. Ward explains how we do this, going beyond intonation to show how pitch, timing, intensity and voicing properties combine to form meaningful temporal configurations: prosodic constructions. Bringing together new findings and hitherto-scattered observations from phonetic and pragmatic studies, this book describes over twenty common prosodic patterns in English conversation. Using examples from real conversations, it illustrates how prosodic constructions serve essential functions such as inviting, showing approval, taking turns, organizing ideas, reaching agreement, and evoking action. Prosody helps us establish rapport and nurture relationships, but subtle differences in prosody across languages and subcultures can be damagingly misunderstood. The findings presented here will enable both native speakers of English and learners to listen more sensitively and communicate more effectively.
Analysing Conversation
Author: Beatrice Szczepek Reed
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1137045140
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Spoken interaction is impossible without prosody. Intonation, pitch register, tempo, rhythm, pausing, loudness and voice quality all contribute to the spontaneous negotiation process that is everyday talk. This highly accessible introduction to the prosody and analysis of everyday conversation explains basic concepts and methods of interpretation using a wealth of examples from real-life conversations. Readers are introduced to the many conversational practices prosody plays a part in through sample analyses, all of which are available to listen to as downloadable audio files on the accompanying companion website: www.palgrave.com/analysingconversation Packed with authentic examples, practical suggestions for analysis, suggestions for further reading and a helpful glossary, this clear and comprehensive guide is essential reading for students and researchers alike.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1137045140
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Spoken interaction is impossible without prosody. Intonation, pitch register, tempo, rhythm, pausing, loudness and voice quality all contribute to the spontaneous negotiation process that is everyday talk. This highly accessible introduction to the prosody and analysis of everyday conversation explains basic concepts and methods of interpretation using a wealth of examples from real-life conversations. Readers are introduced to the many conversational practices prosody plays a part in through sample analyses, all of which are available to listen to as downloadable audio files on the accompanying companion website: www.palgrave.com/analysingconversation Packed with authentic examples, practical suggestions for analysis, suggestions for further reading and a helpful glossary, this clear and comprehensive guide is essential reading for students and researchers alike.
Units in Mandarin Conversation
Author: Hongyin Tao
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027226156
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Hongyin Tao provides a new way of studying grammar based on the prosodic or intonation unit in spontaneous speech, rather than focusing on the unit of the artificially constructed sentence. Some notions developed from sentence-level data often do not account well for speech data. Contrary to the notion that the basic syntactic structure of a sentence comprises of both an NP and a VP, the author shows that a Mandarin sentence in spoken discourse can consist of a lone NP or a transitive verbal expression without any explicit argument (not anaphora). The author proposes the speech unit as one with which the grammar of Mandarin can better be understood. The book is of interest to scholars of discourse analysis, syntax, prosody, typology as well as of the Mandarin language.
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027226156
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Hongyin Tao provides a new way of studying grammar based on the prosodic or intonation unit in spontaneous speech, rather than focusing on the unit of the artificially constructed sentence. Some notions developed from sentence-level data often do not account well for speech data. Contrary to the notion that the basic syntactic structure of a sentence comprises of both an NP and a VP, the author shows that a Mandarin sentence in spoken discourse can consist of a lone NP or a transitive verbal expression without any explicit argument (not anaphora). The author proposes the speech unit as one with which the grammar of Mandarin can better be understood. The book is of interest to scholars of discourse analysis, syntax, prosody, typology as well as of the Mandarin language.
Prosody in Interaction
Author: Dagmar Barth-Weingarten
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027226334
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
Prosody is constitutive for spoken interaction. In more than 25 years, its study has grown into a full-fledged and very productive field with a sound catalogue of research methods and principles. This volume presents the state of the art, illustrates current research trends and uncovers potential directions for future research. It will therefore be of major interest to everyone studying spoken interaction. The collection brings together an impressive range of internationally renowned scholars from different, yet closely related and compatible research traditions which have made a significant contribution to the field. They cover issues such as the units of language, the contextualization of actions and activities, conversational modalities and genres, the display of affect and emotion, the multimodality of interaction, language acquisition and aphasia. All contributions are based on empirical, audio- and/or video-recorded data of natural talk-in-interaction, including languages such as English, German and Japanese. The methodologies employed come from Ethnomethodology, Conversation Analysis and Interactional Linguistics.
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027226334
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
Prosody is constitutive for spoken interaction. In more than 25 years, its study has grown into a full-fledged and very productive field with a sound catalogue of research methods and principles. This volume presents the state of the art, illustrates current research trends and uncovers potential directions for future research. It will therefore be of major interest to everyone studying spoken interaction. The collection brings together an impressive range of internationally renowned scholars from different, yet closely related and compatible research traditions which have made a significant contribution to the field. They cover issues such as the units of language, the contextualization of actions and activities, conversational modalities and genres, the display of affect and emotion, the multimodality of interaction, language acquisition and aphasia. All contributions are based on empirical, audio- and/or video-recorded data of natural talk-in-interaction, including languages such as English, German and Japanese. The methodologies employed come from Ethnomethodology, Conversation Analysis and Interactional Linguistics.
Pragmatics and Prosody in English Language Teaching
Author: Jesús Romero-Trillo
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400738838
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
This volume explores the elusive subject of English prosody—the stress, rhythm and intonation of the language—, and its relevance for English language teaching. Its sharp focus will be especially welcomed by teachers of English to non-native speakers, but also by scholars and researchers interested in Applied Linguistics. The book examines key issues in the development of prosody and delves into the role of intonation in the construction of meaning. The contributions tackle difficult areas of intonation for language learners, providing a theoretical analysis of each stumbling block as well as a practical explanation for teachers and teacher trainers. The numerous issues dealt with in the book include stress and rhythm; tone units and information structure; intonation and pragmatic meaning; tonicity and markedness, etc... The authors have deployed speech analysis software to illustrate their examples as well as to encourage readers to carry out their own computerized prosodic analyses.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400738838
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
This volume explores the elusive subject of English prosody—the stress, rhythm and intonation of the language—, and its relevance for English language teaching. Its sharp focus will be especially welcomed by teachers of English to non-native speakers, but also by scholars and researchers interested in Applied Linguistics. The book examines key issues in the development of prosody and delves into the role of intonation in the construction of meaning. The contributions tackle difficult areas of intonation for language learners, providing a theoretical analysis of each stumbling block as well as a practical explanation for teachers and teacher trainers. The numerous issues dealt with in the book include stress and rhythm; tone units and information structure; intonation and pragmatic meaning; tonicity and markedness, etc... The authors have deployed speech analysis software to illustrate their examples as well as to encourage readers to carry out their own computerized prosodic analyses.
An Introduction to English Prosody
Author: Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783484410015
Category : Anglais (Langue) - Accents et accentuation
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783484410015
Category : Anglais (Langue) - Accents et accentuation
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Prosodic Orientation in English Conversation
Author: Beatrice Szczepek Reed
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230625274
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The first study, based on instances of everyday talk, to analyze prosodic orientation, a conversational strategy by which speakers design their speaking voice according to the vocal patterns used by their conversational partners. The book explores forms and functions of prosodic orientation, and offers a new perspective on prosody in conversation.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230625274
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The first study, based on instances of everyday talk, to analyze prosodic orientation, a conversational strategy by which speakers design their speaking voice according to the vocal patterns used by their conversational partners. The book explores forms and functions of prosodic orientation, and offers a new perspective on prosody in conversation.
The Music of Everyday Speech
Author: Ann Wennerstrom
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195143213
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
There is a growing interest among discourse analysts in incorporating the crucial element of prosody into the analysis of spoken language. These studies have tended to focus on specific aspects of prosody rather than presenting an over-all framework within which future analysis might continue. This volume establishes such a framework, and will consider the role of prosody in a variety of discourse genres. Using naturally occuring data, the author demonstrates how the examination of prosody can enhance traditional analysis.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195143213
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
There is a growing interest among discourse analysts in incorporating the crucial element of prosody into the analysis of spoken language. These studies have tended to focus on specific aspects of prosody rather than presenting an over-all framework within which future analysis might continue. This volume establishes such a framework, and will consider the role of prosody in a variety of discourse genres. Using naturally occuring data, the author demonstrates how the examination of prosody can enhance traditional analysis.
The Oxford Handbook of Language Prosody
Author: Carlos Gussenhoven
Publisher:
ISBN: 0198832230
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 957
Book Description
This handbook presents detailed accounts of current research in all aspects of language prosody, written by leading experts from different disciplines. The volume's comprehensive coverage and multidisciplinary approach will make it an invaluable resource for all researchers, students, and practitioners interested in prosody.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0198832230
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 957
Book Description
This handbook presents detailed accounts of current research in all aspects of language prosody, written by leading experts from different disciplines. The volume's comprehensive coverage and multidisciplinary approach will make it an invaluable resource for all researchers, students, and practitioners interested in prosody.