The music of everyday speech prosody and discourse analysis - Wennerstrom, Ann K. (Oxford University Press, 2001)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-297) and index
Introduction: Prosody and spoken discourse -- Intonational Meaning -- Stress, Rhythm, and Paralanguage -- Intonation, Mental Representation, and Coherence -- Sample Analysis: What Can Pitch Accents Tell Us about Learning? -- Prosody as a Discourse Marker -- Sample Analysis: Intonation in Discourse Markers-The Case of Anyway / by Kathleen Ferrara -- Intonation and Speech Act Theory -- Sample Analysis: Intonation as a Marker of Illocutionary Force in Legal Examination Tag Questions / by Philip Gaines -- Prosody in the Study of Conversation -- Sample Analysis: A Time-Based Model of Conversation / by Susan Fiksdal -- Prosody in Oral Narratives -- Sample Analysis: Pitch, Evaluation, and Quoted Speech -- Prosody in Second-Language Discourse -- Sample Analysis: Hesitation Phenomena in Second-Language Fluency / by Heidi Riggenbach
There is a growing interest among discourse analysts in incorporating the crucial element of prosody into the analysis of spoken language. These studies have tended to focus on specific aspects of prosody rather than presenting an over-all framework within which future analysis might continue. This volume establishes such a framework, and will consider the role of prosody in a variety of discourse genres. Using naturally occuring data, the author demonstrates how the examination of prosody can enhance traditional analysis