


Paperback
Published: 1st November 2001
ISBN: 9780195143225
Number Of Pages: 344
Recently there has been a growing interest among discourse analysts in incorporating prosody into the analysis of spoken language. Wennerstrom considers the role of prosody in a variety of discourse genres and offers an over-all framework within which future analysis might continue.
"In summary, this book provides a wealth of fascinating data illustrating a wide range of intonational phenomena in the analysis of conversations. The text is always exceptionally clear and it makes a highly convincing argument that the analysis of prosody should be central to work on discourse analysis. This book has made an important contribution to the field, especially as it is written in language designed to make it accessible to as many people as possible. It is certain to become widely used and highly valued."--Linguist List
Preface | p. vii |
Guest Contributors | p. xv |
Transcription Symbols and Abbreviations | p. xvii |
The Music of Everyday Speech | p. 2 |
Prosody and Spoken Discourse | p. 3 |
Theoretical Background | p. 15 |
Intonational Meaning | p. 17 |
Stress, Rhythm, and Paral Anguage | p. 46 |
Applications to Discourse Analysis | p. 65 |
Intonation, Mental Representation, and Coherence | p. 67 |
Prosody as a Discourse Marker | p. 96 |
Intonation and Speech Act Theory | p. 131 |
Prosody in the Study of Conversation | p. 166 |
Prosody in Oral Narratives | p. 200 |
Prosody in Second-Language Discourse | p. 230 |
Conclusion | p. 258 |
Appendix: Description of Discourse Data Corpora | p. 265 |
Glossary | p. 271 |
Notes | p. 277 |
Bibliography | p. 283 |
Index | p. 299 |
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ISBN: 9780195143225
ISBN-10: 0195143221
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 344
Published: 1st November 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 22.23 x 14.61
x 1.91
Weight (kg): 0.48