Beatrice Szczepek Reed

Prosodic Orientation in English Conversation

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-28427-6
• 1st ed. 2007
• Seitenzahl: 231
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 271g
• ISBN-13: 9781349284276
• ISBN-10: 1349284270
• Artikelnr.: 45076098

Autorenporträt

BEATRICE SZCZEPEK REED is a Research Fellow at the Centre for English Language Education, University of Nottingham, UK. Her research and publications focus on prosody in natural conversation, turn-taking and the interface between singing and speech. Her current research explores teaching turn-taking to learners of English, and intercultural aspects of turn-taking.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Preface Transcription Conventions Prosody in Conversation Prosodic Orientation Stylized Prosodic Orientation Collaborative Productions: Orientation in Prosody and Syntax Conclusion Bibliography Index