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- Title
PROSODY AS A MARKER OF INFORMATION FLOW IN SPOKEN DISCOURSE.
- Authors
Swerts, Marc; Geluykens, Ronald
- Abstract
The article presents information on a study which discusses prosody as a marker of information flow in spoken discourse. The analysis of spontaneous discourse prosody both from the speaker's and the listener's point of view, shows the following specific results. With regard to the speaker, it was found that larger-scale information units are indeed phonetically encoded in pausal and melodic properties. A speaker may separate two successive units by the use of a long pause. At any rate, it can be concluded that speakers use local prosodic devices to signal the boundaries of a discourse unit. From the listener's point of view, global melodic features, having a whole discourse unit as their domain, are likely to be very useful, as they may enable him/her to predict an upcoming ending.
- Subjects
VERSIFICATION; DISCOURSE analysis; ORAL communication; INFORMATION resources; PHONETICS; LECTURERS
- Publication
Language & Speech, 1994, Vol 37, Issue 1, p21
- ISSN
0023-8309
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/002383099403700102