Accommodative phonostylistic variation in conversational interaction
Within the framework of communicative accommodation theory, this study investigates the phonostylistic behaviour of French native speakers engaged in casual conversation. It examines some of the features speakers use to structure their discourse, particularly prosodic responses to the interlocutor and interaction management devices.Â  Part One gives an outline of previous research in the fields of conversation analysis, prosodic analysis and accommodation theory.Â  These insights are developed in Part Two into a framework that allows investigation of the following hypotheses: Accommodation and prosodic variation at topic change: this study examines the role of accommodation and prosodic variation as they occur at topic change in four case studies.Â  The management role of the pause at theme change will operate above the consensual/non-consensual categories, and hence variation in terms of melodic difference will be greater at such pauses.Â  By examining the thematic structure as it is reflected in prosodic behaviour around the pause by both speakers, the study demonstrates that at topic change there is a marked difference in the size of melodic gap in Hz around the pause. Accommodation and prosodic variation
Robertson, Julie
French language ; Discourse analysis ; Conversation
Accommodative phonostylistic variation in conversational interaction. Within the framework of communicative accommodation theory, this study investigates the phonostylistic behaviour of French native speakers engaged in casual conversation. It examines some of the features speakers use to structure their discourse, particularly prosodic responses to the interlocutor and interaction management devices.Â  Part One gives an outline of previous research in the fields of conversation analysis, prosodic analysis and accommodation theory.Â  These insights are developed in Part Two into a framework that allows investigation of the following hypotheses: Accommodation and prosodic variation at topic change: this study examines the role of accommodation and prosodic variation as they occur at topic change in four case studies.Â  The management role of the pause at theme change will operate above the consensual/non-consensual categories, and hence variation in terms of melodic difference will be greater at such pauses.Â  By examining the thematic structure as it is reflected in prosodic behaviour around the pause by both speakers, the study demonstrates that at topic change there is a marked difference in the size of melodic gap in Hz around the pause. Accommodation and prosodic variation
variation conversational_interaction within_framework communicative accommodation theory study_investigates behaviour french native_speaker engage casual conversation examines feature speaker_use structure discourse particularly prosodic response interlocutor interaction management part_one give outline previous field conversation_analysis prosodic_analysis accommodation insight develop part_two framework allows investigation follow hypothesis accommodation prosodic variation topic_change study_examines role accommodation prosodic variation occur topic_change four_case management role pause theme change operate consensual non consensual category hence variation term melodic difference great examine thematic_structure reflect prosodic behaviour around pause speaker study_demonstrate topic_change mark difference size melodic gap around pause accommodation prosodic variation