Nigel G. Ward

Prosodic Patterns in English Conversation (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316863558
• Artikelnr.: 55972572

Autorenporträt

Nigel G. Ward is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Texas, El Paso. He has published widely in human-computer interaction and speech technology as applied to spoken dialog systems, information retrieval, and second language learning, and is Chair of the Speech Prosody Special Interest Group of the International Communication Association.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Bookended narrow pitch regions
3. Downstep constructions
4. Creaky voice and its functions
5. Perspectives on prosody
6. Late pitch peak and its functions
7. Expressing positive assessments
8. Superposition
9. A big-data approach
10. From patterns to meanings
11. Turn-taking constructions
12. Topic management constructions
13. Stance-related constructions
14. The rest of English prosody
15. Envoi.