Prosodic Patterns in English Conversation

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A comprehensive resource that catalogues the most common and useful prosodic patterns in English, explaining how we weave together intonation, loudness variation, and timing to frame words, tie meanings together, and achieve our goals in conversation. Ideal for courses on phonetics, pragmatics, and English as a second language.

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Full title :Prosodic Patterns in English Conversation

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Publication Date:2019.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:2019.

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Description:1 online resource (266 pages)

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ISBN:9781316848265, 1316848264
oclc:on1107604176
LC Classification:PE1139.7
Dewey Decimal:421/.6

Bookended narrow pitch regions -- Downstep constructions -- Creaky voice and its functions -- Perspectives on prosody -- Late pitch peak and its functions -- Expressing positive assessments -- Superposition -- A big-data approach -- From patterns to meanings -- Turn-taking constructions -- Topic management constructions -- Stance-related constructions -- The rest of English prosody -- Envoi.