English speech rhythm : form and function in everyday verbal interaction /

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This monograph reconsiders the question of speech isochrony, the regular recurrence of (stressed) syllables in time, from an empirical point of view. It proposes a methodology for discovering isochrony auditorily in speech and for verifying it instrumentally in the acoustic laboratory. In a small-sc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Couper-Kuhlen, Elizabeth
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 1993.
Series:Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser. 25.
Subjects:
English language > Rhythm.
English language > Spoken English.
Anglais (Langue) > Rythme.
Anglais (Langue) > Anglais parlé.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Phonetics & Phonology.
English language > Rhythm
English language > Spoken English
Ritme.
Engels.
Spreektaal.
Anglais (langue) > Rythme.
Anglais (langue) > Langage parlé.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • ENGLISH SPEECH RHYTHM; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; TABLE OF FIGURES; INTRODUCTION; I. IS THERE RHYTHM IN SPEECH?; II. DISCOVERING RHYTHM IN ENGLISH SPEECH; III. THE HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATION OF SPEECH RHYTHM; IV. ANALYZING SPEECH RHYTHM AT TURN TRANSITIONS; V. ACCOUNTING FOR SPEECH RHYTHM AT TURN TRANSITIONS; VI. INTERPRETING SPEECH RHYTHM AT SEQUENCE-EXTERNAL JUNCTURES; VII. INTERPRETING SPEECH RHYTHM AT SEQUENCE-INTERNAL JUNCTURES; VIII. INTERPRETING SPEECH RHYTHM IN SPECIFIC ACTIVITY SEQUENCES; CONCLUSION.

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