A Pause as a Cause of Change.

Autor/in	Leal, Carmen Fernandez
Titel	A Pause as a Cause of Change.
Quelle	(1995), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Affective Behavior; Ambiguity; Contrastive Linguistics; Descriptive Linguistics; Diction; Discourse Analysis; Discourse Modes; Foreign Countries; Grammar; Intonation; Language Patterns; Language Rhythm; Language Styles; Oral Language; Phonemes; Phonetics; Semantics; Stress (Phonology); Structural Analysis (Linguistics); Suprasegmentals; Syllables; Syntax + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Linguistics; Kontrastive Linguistik; Deskriptive Linguistik; Diskursanalyse; Diskursethik; Ausland; Grammatik; Sprachmodell; Sprachstruktur; Sprachrhythmus; Sprachstil; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Fonem; Phonetik; Fonetik; Semantik; Structural analysis; Strukturanalyse; Silbe
Abstract	This paper considers four levels of analysis in the observation of the prosodic features of pause in speech: phonetic; syntactic; semantic; and informative. On the phonetic level, a pause is related to length and intonation, and intonation in turn, being a result of the speaker's meaning, constitutes an expression of his/her emotional state. On the syntactic level, a pause is the demarcation of a syntactic structure that can coincide with a tone-unit and with the punctuation used in a text; the grammatical mood (declarative, interrogative, hortatory, exclamative) also results from the speaker's attitude, but in this case, the attitude is logical and not emotional. The pause can also be a device for disambiguation of syntactic ambiguity. Semantically, a pause can have a dynamic component providing a change in meaning, or a static component in case of diversity of interpretation. Finally, a pause is an important device in the organization of discourse as a means of information. The uses and effects of pause are further analysed in three different types of discourse: declamatory; colloquial (familiar); and colloquial (formal). It is concluded that prosodic features in the form of pausing and pitch pattern are important for speech perception, and that pauses are essential to speech understanding in the form of disambiguation and emphasis. (Contains 13 references.) (LR)
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